CHINESE PROVINCES INVESTS HEAVILY IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2010
China's Shanxi province is planning a huge infrastructure investment worth a total of US$888 billion during 2010. Included are plans to improve and build new roads of 10,000km in rural areas and targets to complete parts or all of the 16 roads before the end of 2010. Work on highways measuring a total length of 1,000km will commence during this year.
Meanwhile China's Jiangsu province plans to complete the upgrading of 1,600 unsafe bridges and improve 4,000km of rural roads. And some $17.57 billion will be invested by China in upgrading the transport network of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during 2010. A considerable portion will be used to build 5,696km of rural roads, while works on 17 highways covering 1,927km will be continued and the building on 11 new highways spanning a total 1,318km will commence in 2010.
