Five highway projects in western Henan were opened to traffic

It was learned from Henan Provincial Department of Transportation that on December 31, 2012, the 348-kilometer section of five projects of Henan West Expressway was completed and opened to traffic and an opening ceremony was held. The successful completion of the project improved the highway network in the province and promoted the fast implementation of the blueprint for high speeds in 20 minutes in 108 counties in Henan.

According to reports, the highway projects that have been completed and opened to traffic include Luoyang Expressway from Luoyang to Luxian section, Luxian county to Luanchuan section, Zhenglu expressway from Luoyang to Luoning section, Luoning to Lushi section, and Sanbu Expressway Lingbao to Lu's section.

The project of Luoyang Expressway from Luoyang to Luoxian begins in Luolong District, Luoyang City, ends in Yichuan County in the south, and ends in Houdi Village, Zhifang Township, Yuxian County. It has a total length of 62.7 kilometers, a subgrade width of 26 meters, and an estimated investment of 3.68 billion yuan. . The Xiang County-Jichuan section starts from the northeast of Zhifang Township of Yi County and follows the section from Luoyang to Jingxian. It has a total length of 67.8 kilometers, a subgrade width of 24.5 meters, and an estimated investment of 6.32 billion yuan.

The Zhenglu Expressway between Luoyang and Luoning starts in Wulonggou Village of Luoyang City and ends at Chengluo Riverbank in Luoning County. The total length is 68.92 kilometers. The design speed is 80 to 100 kilometers per hour and the estimated investment is 3.721 billion yuan.

The section from Luoning to Lushi starts in the east of Luoning County and connects with the Sanmenxia-Yongchuan Expressway. The total length is 68.566 kilometers, the width of roadbed is 24.5 to 26 meters, and the estimated investment is 4.89 billion yuan.

The section from Lingbao to Lushi in Sanmenxia-Yongchuan Expressway starts from the northeast of Lingbao City and connects Huo Expressway in succession. It ends at Lushi Interchange in Lushi County. The project is in the hilly area with a total length of 80.78 kilometers and a roadbed width of 24.5 meters. Estimated investment is 6.6 billion yuan.

It is understood that these five projects are located in the deep mountains of the west of Henan and southwest of Henan, with detailed requirements for construction survey and design, difficulty in construction, strict environmental protection standards, and high technical content of the project. For example, Luoyang-Zhaochuan Expressway is connected to the bridge and tunnel, the ratio of bridge to tunnel reaches 57%, the largest single span of the continuous steel bridge of Liziping Bridge reaches 170 meters, and the bridge of Zhengzhou-Lushi Expressway from Luoyang to Luoning is about 120. The meters, the bridge is 183 meters high; the Sanmenxia-Yongchuan Expressway from Lingbao to Lushi Dushan Tunnel is 2960 meters long, which has created a precedent for the construction of Henan Expressway.