Beijing to build special bike lane

Beijing will start construction of its first special bicycle lane in September connecting a crowded residential area with a business center to ease traffic congestion, the municipal government announced.

Unlike other bike lanes in Beijing, which are often crowded with cars, this one will be exclusively for cyclists.

Yang Xiufeng, an official at the Beijing Commission of Transport who is in charge of road construction projects, said the bike lane is designed to be 6.5 kilometers long and 6 meters wide. The speed limit will be 20 kilometers per hour.