The 126.68 km-long Zunyi-Chongxihe section in Guizhou Province has been completed and opened to traffic on Monday. By far, the 1,314 km-long expressway leading to sea for Southwest China has been put into operation, which connects Chongqing municipality, Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, reports the overseas edition of People's Daily on Tuesday.

From Chongqing in the north to Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in the south, the highway is one of the five vertical lines of the planned national highway project of the "five vertical and seven horizontal road network" and also a key project for the traffic infrastructure of the country's West Development.

After the completion of the highway, it will take about 15 hours for autos to travel from Chongqing to Zhanjiang. Before this, the 440 km-long journey from Chongqing to Guiyang would take one to two days for autos.

By People's Daily Online