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1、GuizhouMappingOutItsRoadNetworkDRIVINGthroughGuiyangontheShanghai-KunmingExpresswayisapleasantexperience.GuiyangisthecharmingcapitalofGuizhouProvinceinSouthwestChina,andastrafficwhooshesalongthesmoothtarmacofthesix-laneexpresswayat120kmperhour,itseemsashamedriversdon’tstopofftoseethesightso
2、fthecity.Within10minutes,carshavepassedoutofGuiyangandhaveprobablyalreadyarrivedinQingzhen,acity26kilometerstothewest.OpenedtothetrafficinearlySeptember2011,theexpresswaybetweenGuiyangandQingzhenisthefirsttwo-waysix-lineexpresswayinGuizhouProvince.Asthefirstkeyinfrastructureprojectinwhatwil
3、lbeaslewofotherdevelopments,theimpressivestretchofroadisasignoftheprosperoustransportationeconomythatisbeingbornintheprovince.“Guizhouisatypicalmountainousinland6province.It’snotnexttoaborder,nordoesithavebigriversorfacethesea.Itfollowsthattransitisanindustrythatplaystoourstrengths,”explain
4、edChengMengren,directoroftransportdepartmentoftheprovincialgovernment.Hewasthedepartment’sdeputydirectorfrom2002to2007andhasbeendirectorforthelastfiveyears.“Centralgovernmentresourcesallocatedtotransportherehaven’tbeengreat,butnonethelesswe’vebeenabletocreateopportunitiesforourselves.”Since
5、thestartofChina’s11thFiveyearPlanin2006,Guizhouhasplacedgreatemphasisoninfrastructureconstruction,andespeciallytransportationlinks.Acomprehensivetransportnetworkhastakenshape,encompassinghighwaysandwaterways.Guizhou’sroadnetworknowmakesitpossiblefortheprovince,theeconomyofwhichisrelativelys
6、mall,tobetterintegrateitselfwithotherpartsofChinaandgainaccesstogreaterdevelopmentopportunities.Bytheendof2011,Guizhouhadaroadnetworkof157,820km,with89.6kilometersofroadsper6100squarekilometersofterritory.Totalexpresswaylengthreached2,023kilometers,516kilometersofwhichwasnewlybuilt.“Duringt
7、he12thFive-yearPlanperiod(2011-2015)weaimtoacceleratetheconstructionoftransportationinfrastructure,”saidChengMengren.Accordingtothe12thFive-yearPlanforNationalEconomicandSocialDevelopmentandtheequivalentplanfortransport,GuizhouisSouthwestChina’stransport
