On March 1, 2023, 8 key transportation construction projects in Kashgar, Xinjiang started intensively, which means that the comprehensive transportation system in Kashgar has ushered in new progress.

According to reports, the projects that have been intensively started this time are mainly the continued construction of the Kashgar transit section of the G314 line, the G219 Shache Charek to Yecheng, the G219 line Yuepu Lake to Yingjisha, the G581 line Kashgar to Wuqia, and the S517 line Ze 4 newly started projects from Pulijiao to Jinhuyang, with a total investment of 6.765 billion yuan; 667 kilometers of rural road construction, with an investment of 868 million yuan; 1 passenger and cargo station project, Kashi International Logistics Port, with a total investment of 1.84 billion yuan. Among them, 5 national and provincial trunk line construction projects are of great significance to improve the national highway network, enhance the capacity of international transportation channels, meet the needs of international trade development, and improve the overall efficiency of the road network.

G581 Line Kashgar-Wuqia Highway Construction Project

The G581 Kashi-Wuqia highway construction project has a total length of 75.98 kilometers. It adopts the two-way four-lane first-class road standard. The starting point is located at the Kuquwan hub interchange, passing through Mingyaole Village, Mushi Township, Shufu County, and ending at Wuqia County. This project is the first transportation project in Kashgar to adopt the cooperation mode of government and social capital. The construction period is 2 years and the operation period is 30 years.

The project is the second channel from Kashgar to Wuqia. After the project is completed, it can effectively reduce transportation costs, improve transportation efficiency, help build a comprehensive hub of road-rail combined transportation in Kashgar, and greatly improve the Kashgar North Freight Station of the Southern Xinjiang Railway and the international multimodal transportation of Kashgar. The cargo transshipment capacity from the hub center, the customs supervision area to the Irkeshtan port and related areas.

Li Junwei, chief engineer of the fourth contract section of the Kashgar transit section of the G314 line, said that the investment in the fourth contract section of the G314 line Kashgar transit section highway construction project is 527 million yuan, and the current output value is 52%, about 270 million yuan. At present, the subgrade project of the project is basically completed. On the premise of ensuring safety and quality, the construction tasks are guaranteed to be completed on schedule.

In recent years, based on its resource endowment and location advantages, the Kashgar region has always regarded accelerating the construction of key transportation projects as an important support for building a transportation hub center and building a central city in the southern Xinjiang region, and seized major historical opportunities such as the construction of the core area of the national Silk Road Economic Belt In order to promote the development of Kashgar, the whole region will make efforts to speed up the construction of large passages, and plan and promote the implementation of a large number of national and provincial arterial projects. After the completion of these key transportation construction projects, the speed and transportation capacity of the flow of people and goods in and out of the whole region will be further improved, and the construction of an international land bridge centered on the Kashgar area, connecting the east to the west, and unblocking the north and south will also become a stable investment in the Kashgar area. An important engine that benefits people's livelihood and promotes development. Editor/He Yuting