Road over water to be truck-free zone

Only small vehicles and passenger buses allowed in bid to prevent river pollution

A stretch of road 4.4 kilometers long and running above the Three Gorges Reservoir area opened on Sunday, with the management authority pledging strict restrictions on vehicles in a bid to prevent the water becoming polluted.

The section is part of the road connecting Gufu township in Xingshan county, western Hubei province, to a major provincial expressway. The road runs 10.5 km in total, and building began in 2012, according to a statement from the county. It is hoped that the road will promote the county and attract more tourists, the statement said.