On February 3, it was learned at the 2018 Provincial Transport Work Conference that in 2017 Gansu built 249 km of expressways and first-class highways, 1,653 km of ordinary national and provincial trunk roads and tourist roads, and 11,733 km of rural roads, bringing the total highway mileage to 143,000 km. In 2018, 350 km of expressways and first-class highways and 1,500 km of ordinary national and provincial roads and tourist roads will be completed.
　　By the end of 2017, the total highway mileage of the province reached 143,000 km
　　It was learned that in 2017 the province completed fixed asset investment of 86.57 billion yuan in transport, up 10.2% year on year. Over the year, 249 km of expressways and first-class highways, 1,653 km of ordinary national and provincial trunk roads and tourist roads, and 11,733 km of rural roads were built, bringing the total highway mileage to 143,000 km.
　　In terms of key transport projects, among the highway projects listed in the national 13th Five-Year Plan, all national expressway and ordinary national road projects have started construction except the Lanzhou Central Corridor Expressway. Projects under construction, including 23 expressways totaling 2,611 km such as the Lanzhou South Ring Expressway and 124 ordinary national and provincial roads and tourist roads totaling 6,015 km such as the Qinzhou-Gangu-Wushan road, are being actively advanced. The Gansu section of the Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway opened to traffic simultaneously with the Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia sections. Nine county-level passenger stations, including the Liuyuan High-Speed Railway Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub Station and the Heshui County Comprehensive Passenger Transport Center, and 32 township passenger stations were completed.
　　In civil aviation, the construction of Longnan Chengxian Airport was completed, the terminal building renovation project of the Dunhuang Airport expansion and reconstruction project was basically completed, and the ancillary works in the terminal area were basically completed. Preliminary work for projects such as the Phase III expansion of Zhongchuan Airport, Wuwei Civil Airport, and Qingyang Huachi General Aviation Airport is progressing smoothly.
　　This year the province will complete 350 km of expressways and first-class highways
　　In 2018, the main goals of the province's transport work are: to complete fixed asset investment of 90 billion yuan in highways, waterways, and transport stations; to build 350 km of expressways and first-class highways, 1,500 km of ordinary national and provincial roads and tourist roads, and more than 10,000 km of rural roads (hardening projects for roads to natural villages); and to have 98% of administrative villages connected by passenger transport.
　　In terms of specific project construction, efforts will be made to promote the inclusion and implementation of transport PPP projects, accelerate the construction of key corridors, implement 28 provincial-level "exit roads" and 4 "dead-end road" connection projects, and advance the construction of 10 national expressways totaling 1,427 km such as the Weiyuan-Wudu expressway, 24 provincial expressways totaling 1,869 km such as the Shuangcheng-Dalijia expressway, and 133 ordinary national and provincial roads and tourist roads totaling 6,399 km such as the Banqiao-Xiaoyuanzi road.
　　At the same time, airport, transport hub, and logistics park projects will be implemented, and efforts will be made to start construction of the Phase III expansion of Zhongchuan International Airport. Construction of comprehensive passenger transport hubs such as Lanzhou New Area, Zhangye West, and Tianshui South, and multimodal transport logistics hubs such as the Lanzhou International Port Area and Baiyin Comprehensive Logistics Park will be accelerated, and the construction of stations such as the Linxia Passenger Transport Center and Lanzhou Anning Comprehensive Passenger Station will be advanced. Efforts will be made to start construction of 44 RV campsites and 3 general aviation airports including Wuwei Minqin, and to build or upgrade 32 service areas on expressways and ordinary national and provincial roads. Throughout the year, 400 additional administrative villages will be connected by passenger transport.