New expressway opens to traffic in China's Xinjiang

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New expressway opens to traffic in China's Xinjiang

STORY: New expressway opens to traffic in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yetimbulak-Ruoqiang expressway STORYLINE: The third expressway connecting Xinjiang with other parts of China has opened to traffic. The 294-km highway has a designed speed of 120 km per hour. The travel time is reduced by half to around 3 hours between the two destinations. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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