Travel between Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei easing

Beijing will have 1,174 kilometers of expressway in the city by the end of 2020, and the transportation circle connecting the city with neighboring Hebei province and Tianjin municipality will be greatly improved, a senior city government official said on Tuesday.

Rong Jun, deputy director of Beijing's transport commission, said at a news conference that it will take only one hour to travel between the core areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei by the end of this year, thanks to recent construction upgrades of the transportation network in the region.

Reaching a neighboring city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will take around 90 minutes by car by year's end, Rong said.

The Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei governments have been working to establish regional standards in the transportation sector to raise efficiency, he said.