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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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Jiuyong Expressway, China

26 December 2017

The first stage of the Jiulongpo - Yongchuan (Jiuyong) Expressway in Chongqing opened to traffic, from G5001 (the Chongqing Ring Road) to Yongchuan. It is 28 kilometers long. In addition, it appeared that the Yongchuan Eastern Bypass also opened to traffic (17 km), but it is not mentioned in the article.

The Jiuyong Expressway runs parallel to G85 from Chongqing to Yongchuan. It is a six lane expressway that is planned to start in the Jiulongpo district of Chongqing.

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2017-12-25/doc-ifypxmsr0217253.shtml
 
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G85 Yinkun Expressway, China

28 December 2017

An 88 kilometer section of G85 Yinchuan - Kunming (Yinkun) Expressway opens to traffic in Shaanxi Province. It is located in the Qinling Mountains, between Pingkangzhen and Hanzhong. It runs through a narrow river valley and includes 3 tunnels over 5 kilometers in length.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2017-12/28/c_1122181320.htm
 
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6 expressways, Guangdong, China

28 December 2017

Six expressways totaling 467 kilometers opened to traffic today in Guangdong province in Southern China.

* G4E: Wuhan - Shenzhen (Wushen) Expressway: 53 km from the Hunan border to G6011 south of Renhua
* G15W3: Ningbo - Dongguan (Yongguan) Expressway: 65 km from the Fujian border to Chaozhou
* G78: Shantou - Kunming (Shankun) Expressway: 127 km from Longchuan to Wengyuan.
* S13: Jieyang - Huilai (Jiehui) Expressway: the entire 72 km expressway
* S14: Shantou - Zhanjiang (Shanzhan) Expressway: 133 km from Yangchun to Huazhou, including a branch route to the port of Maoming.
* S20: Guangzhou - Zhongshan - Jiangmen (Guangzhongjiang) Expressway: the westernmost 17 kilometers from G15 to near Jiangmen, including a large cable-stayed bridge across the Xijiang River. Also known as S6.

http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2017-12-28/doc-ifyqchnr6727832.shtml
 
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G4203 Chengdu Third Ring Expressway, China

28 December 2017

The first 126 kilometer segment of the Third Ring Expressway of Chengdu, also known as the Chengdu Economic Zone Ring Expressway, opened to traffic in Sichuan province. It is the southern segment, from G5 at Pujiang to G5013 at Jianyang.

The expressway is part of a 459 kilometer ring road around Chengdu, connecting a string of cities that are located 50 kilometers outside of Chengdu.

http://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/201712/56053423.html
 
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G85 Yinkun Expressway, China

30 December 2017

A 57 kilometer segment of the G85 Yinchuan - Kunming (Yinkun) Expressway opened to traffic in Yunnan province, China. It runs from Songming to Kunming-East, between G60 at Songming and G78/G80 at Kunming-East.

This is a new alignment of G85. Originally, G85 ran concurrent with G60 from Songming to Kunming, which opened to traffic in 1996.

http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2017-12-30/doc-ifyqchnr7584221.shtml
 
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S11 Chaohuang Expressway, China

30 December 2017

The 56 kilometer long Chaohu - Huangshan (Chaohuang) Expressway opened to traffic in Anhui province, China. It includes a large cable-stayed bridge across the Yangtze. It has a main span of 806 meters, which makes it a top 15 cable-stayed bridge in the world (the #10 span by my count).

In addition, it appears that the G42S Chaohu - Wuwei section of the Shanghai - Wuhan (Hu'e) Expressway also opened to traffic.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2017-12/30/c_1122189902.htm
 
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S8, Poland

S8 motorway, section Mężenin - Jeżewo was opened today in full profile (but it is not yet fully completed - speed limit will be 100 km/h instead of 120 km/h).
The section is 14.2 km long and is a part of motorway connection between Warsaw and Białystok. It was built mostly in the corridor of old DK8, but there is one section with new alignment. Construction took 33 months.
After this opening, S8 has a continuity between Prosienica and Choroszcz (77 km)

Map: http://www.openstreetmap.org/direct...9717;53.12927,22.70678#map=12/53.1114/22.6019
 
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3 expressways, Hunan, China

31 December 2017

3 expressways open to traffic in Hunan province:

* G5515 Zhangnan Expressway: 47 km between Zhangjiajie and Sangzhi
* S71 Yilouheng Expressway: 106 km between Jiyang and Loudi
* S90 Wujing Expressway: 72 km between Xiyanzhen and Jingzhou

http://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201712/201712310836403640.html
 
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G56 Hangrui Expressway, China

30 December 2018

The final 18 kilometer section of G56 Hangzhou - Ruili (Hangrui) Expressway opened to traffic in Yunnan province. The new segment is located between Qujing and Malong. This completes the Xuanwei - Kunming segment of G56 that was largely inaugurated on 30 November.

http://yn.yunnan.cn/html/2017-12/31/content_5033184.htm
 
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