G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway

The G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway (Chinese: 开远—河口高速公路), commonly referred to as the Kaihe Expressway (Chinese: 开河高速公路), is an expressway in China that connects Kaiyuan, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, and Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. It is a spur of G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway located entirely in Yunnan Province and was fully completed by 2018.[1][2]

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Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway
开源-河口高速公路
Kaihe Expressway
开河高速公路
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G8011 Expressway near Mengzi City
Route information
Auxiliary route of G80
Part of AH14
Length222 km (138 mi)
Major junctions
North endKaiyuan, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan (when complete)
China National Highway 326 Honghe Road, Mengzi, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan (current)
South endYunnan Provincial Highway 209, Hekou, Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Towards QL.70/ Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway
Location
CountryChina
Highway system
G80 G8012

Hekou, the southern terminus of the expressway, is located on the China–Vietnam border and there is a border crossing available to Lào Cai, Vietnam, where the CT05 Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway starts.

References edit

  1. ^ G80 广昆高速 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ "年底前云南5条高速有望通车 来看看有到你家的吗?". 5 November 2017.