Hebei envisions integrated traffic network by 2020

Hebei province has taken the lead in planning an integrated transportation network with Beijing and Tianjin, as Hebei works and plans two new ring roads that will surround the nation's capital, a top provincial official said.

The grand traffic network will include convenient air, sea and land traffic. And Hebei will make six major cities, including Shijiazhuang and Tangshan, into important traffic hubs like Beijing and Tianjin.

The integrated transportation network will be complete by 2020, allowing people to travel between major cities in the region within an hour and fueling regional economic development, said Gao Jinhao, head of the province's traffic bureau.