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Motorway openings around the world

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Let's post every motorway/freeway- and expressway opening that happens in the world in this thread. But keep it simple, just basic information, no pictures please (you can see them in their respective threads).

So, yesterday (UTC) they opened the Polish A2 motorway between Nowy Tomyśl and the German border, as well as a motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina/Republic of Srpska between Banja Luka and the Croatian border. :cheers:

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Openings to be reported in this thread;

* full standard motorways or local equivalent
* two-lane expressways that are part of the main network (i.e. droga ekspresowa, supercarreteras or Japanese two-lane expressways)
* second carriageway openings
* motorway-standard roads not part of the main network (i.e. Voie express, Gelbe Autobahn, Superstrada, etc.)

If you want to discuss opening events, click the multi-quote button next to the regular quote button and post it in the revelant thread.
 
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Second Airport Expressway, Chongqing, China

31 December 2017

The 13 kilometer long Second Airport Expressway opened to traffic in Chongqing. It includes a large suspension bridge across the Yangtze and that famous 5-branch interchange in Chongqing. It is an eight lane expressway.

http://www.cqwb.com.cn/kxw/2017-12/31/content_387755831950850.htm
 
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Bakauheni-Terbanggibesar Expressway Pack 1 and 2, Lampung, Indonesia





21 January 2018

Packs 1 and 2 of the Bakauheni-Terbanggibesar Expressway was inaugurated today by HE President Joko Widodo and the Ministers for SOEs and Public Works-Public Housing, with the traditional inauguration process (His Excellency signed an inauguration plaque then pressed the inauguration siren with the 2 ministers + operator execs). (cmiiw)

The expressway will be free until the Trans-Sumatran Expressway between Lampung and Palembang is complete (completion target June). His Excellency also wishes the expressway between both cities to be finished before the 18th Asian Games.

The expressway and almost all the expressways of the Trans-Sumatran Expressway System are or will be operated by 100% state owned construction company Hutama Karya (HK). HK received the mandate to construct (with other state construction companies) and operate the expressway since 2012 (iirc) due to the system's low investment potential. The rest are operated by Jasa Marga, and Waskita Toll Road.
 
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Lyari Expressway, Pakistan

28 January 2018

After years of delays, the final carriageways of the Lyari Expressway were inaugurated today in Karachi, Pakistan. The Lyari Expressway is a 17 kilometer cross-city expressway with elevated roadways on both banks of the Lyari River.

Construction started in 2002 and was planned to be completed by 2004. Urban relocation projects required much more time than anticipated and the carriageways of the Lyari Expressway were put into service in phases. Completion dates were moved up every year.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1620179/1-pm-karachi-inaugurate-lyari-expressway/
 
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G56 Hangrui Expressway, China

1 February 2018

The final 15 kilometer missing link of G56 Hangzhou - Ruili Expressway in Hunan province opened to traffic today. It runs near Yueyang and crosses the Dongting Lake with a massive suspension bridge. The new Dongting Lake Bridge has a main span of 1,480 meters and is a top 10 suspension bridge in the world.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/01/c_136942595.htm
 
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S10 Wenzhou Ring Expressway, China

1 February 2018

A 56 kilometer extension of the Wenzhou Ring Expressway opened to traffic in Zhejiang province. The extension is longer than the original Ring Expressway which used to be a bypass on the north side of Wenzhou only.

The new section runs south along the west side of Wenzhou, through the mountains and then into the lowlands until it turns east and intersects with G15, well south of Wenzhou and Rui'an.

http://news.66wz.com/system/2018/02/01/105060697.shtml
 
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G4W2 Xuguang Expressway, China

9 February 2018

The final 108 kilometer section of the G4W2 Xuchang - Guangzhou Expressway opened to traffic in Hunan province, between Yueyang and near Wangcheng. This completes the 1389 kilometer G4W2.

G4W2 was added to the network in 2013, at that time almost the entire route was already completed as a series of provincial expressways, so this route is still often referred to by its provincial numbers. In case of Hunan, that is S61 Yueyang - Linwu (Yuelin) Expressway.

http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2018/02/09/4553159.htm
 
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Autopista Jala - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

13 February 2018

A new autopista was officially inaugurated yesterday in the state of Nayarit, Mexico. It is the first stage of the Autopista Jala - Puerto Vallarta, which includes 55 kilometers of four lane mainline autopista from Jala to near Compostela, and a 13 kilometer branch route (super two) to Compostela.

https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/prensa/comunicado-147387?idiom=es
 
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Vt7/E18 Finland

March 1, 2018

The last remaining section of the E18 motorway project Hamina-Vaalimaa opens to the public at March 1st, 2018 at 12:00 local time. The section is about seven kilometers in length.

This completion fulfills Finland's commitment to upgrade the E18 road to motorway class from Turku at the west coast to the Finnish/Russian border.
 
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A89, France

3 March 2018

The final 5.5 kilometer section of A89 opened to traffic today in France. The new section extends A89 from its previous end at La Tour-de-Salvagny to A6 north of Lyon. This completes A89 from Bordeaux to Lyon.

A89 now has 472 kilometers in service, it is considered completed. The entire route from end-to-end is 510 kilometers long, including concurrencies with A20 and A71. The entire '89' (including N89) from Bordeaux to Lyon stretches for 528 kilometers. Most of it was built over the past 18 years.

http://www.caradisiac.com/lyon-les-...ctees-fin-d-une-galere-166588.htm#xtor=RSS-40
 
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E1A Shin-Meishin Expressway, Japan

18 March 2018

A 16.9 kilometer section of expressway opened to traffic near Osaka in central Japan. It is part of the Shin-Meishin Expressway, which forms a northern bypass of Osaka. The newly opened section runs from Kawanishi IC to Kobe JCT, where it feeds into the Chugoku and Sanyo expressways. This project completes the northern bypass of Osaka and Kobe, so it is one of the most important expressway projects in Japan.

https://travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1112316.html
 
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A44, Germany

13 April 2018

A 4.6 kilometer section of A44 also opened to traffic in Western Germany, around the town of Heiligenhaus in Northrhine-Westphalia. Construction began in April 2010, so it took 8 years to construct. It is the first phase of a missing link of A44 between Ratingen and Velbert, the second phase will be completed in 2022.

https://www.strassen.nrw.de/presse/meldungen/2017/pi2017-2-3632.html
 
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