China's progress in highway construction and transportation during Tecent years Is reviewed ina report issued by the Burentt of Roads of the 'National' Economic Council According to the report, since itr establishment "in May. 932, the Bureau has concentrated ts attention first_on the construction of Interprovincial highways In Kiangsu, Anhwei and Cheki Six lines were mapped out for the Three-Province Highway Project: the Nanking-Hangchow highway, Shanghai-Hangchow highway, Nanking-Wuhu highway. the Soochow-Kashing highway, the Chang-hing-Suancheng highway and the Hangchow-Hwelchow highway. These Righways were built by the provine cial governments with loans. and technical assistance from the NEC.
"The construction work of these Aifferont highways, totalling 605 kilometres was started simultaneously in May, 1982, and completed successively In October 1933. A total of $983,000 wag appropriated by the N.EC, for their construction, "The satisfactory results from the 'Three-Province, Highway Project, the report says, encouraged the Bureau to map out in November, 1992, the Seven-Province Highway' Project, which provided for the construction of Inter-provincial highways over 0 Tnrger area, including the three provinces. above-mentioned and also Wlangs!, Hupeh, Hunan and Honai Te contemplated the construction of eleven trunk Lines of a total length of 11,501 kilometres and 63 branch lines a total length of 13,088 kilometres making up a grand told of 22624
At the beginning of 1934, the report} adds, construction of Inter-provincial highways in Shensi, Kansu, Fukien, Chinghai and on the border regions of Kiangsi, Kwangtung and Fukien Was also pit in charge of the Bureau, Increasing the grand total length to 22,000 kilometres, Of this tetel over 21,000 Kellometres were opened to trate in June, 1939. The total appropriations for highway construction in Various provinces by the NEC. up AM "the" same time amounted to $10,649,000, Two Main Highways The two main highways constructed by the NEC, in the Northwest, the report reveals, are the Sian-Lanchow highway and the Sian-Hanchung highway, The former connects the capitals of Shensi and Kansu, travers me Sian, Sienyang, Lichuan, Pinhsien, and Chanewu in Shensi, and Kin chwang, Pingllany, Lungtoh, Tsinite ning and Tings! to reach Lanchow in Kansu, The whole line is 746 kllometres In length. The construction of this highway. was started in. spring. 4034 and completed in summer, 1998 cost of $30.000, "The latter highway Yes within the ponndarles of Shenel nnd is about 420 Inlometres Tong. Starting ut Sian, it uns along the northern bank of the Wel River to Paochl, Inter bending gonthwnrd through the elfes of Feng helen, Lipa, and Paochen to Han chung.
"There was orlainally a roadbed tu the rection between Sian and Poochi but it needed Improvement. Survey~ work was completed in October, 14M, and" construction work war started in Novembs Owing to repeated the construction work was not com pleted until recently. 'The total cost Involved was $2.100,000, "For the promotion of highway transport inthe Northwest, the NEC. According to the report, established in Tanuary, 1998, an administration bureau of the' Northwestern High= ways, and appropriated a sum of '$400.000 for this purpose, Stations at the {erminais and along the highways, repair shops, places for rest and restaurants were provided, Twenty-four "Mercedes-Renz, chassis were purchased from Ger~ many. Of thie number ton were used for passengers cars, twelve for trucks! and three for service cars on the: Aorthwestern highways. Later, an' Additional 100 chassis were purchased from Germany to ease the congestion fof (tame. Repair materials and fuel were also purchased, Teaffle Commission For the promotion of highway communteation in the Southeast, the! report affirms, the NEC, organized fan Inter-Provincial Highway TramMe Commission In December, 1032, eomposed of representatives of the NEC, experts from the provinces of Kiangsu, Chekiang, and Anhwei, and the muntelpallties of Greater Shang-hal, and Nanking.
"As an advisory body, this Commtsslon made recommendations concerning' (ame regulation and. management, the provision of bus services fand frame facilities such as the erect lon of gasoline stations and first-aid tions, the installation of telephones! fand road signs, policing, etc. The success of the Commission led to the participation of other provinces and munielpallties, Including Fukien, Kiangsi, Hupeh, Hunan and Honan. Last July the Commission was reorganized as a National Inter-Provin~ lal Highway Trae Commission.
For improving the technique road building the Bureau of Roads, according {fo the report. has. constructed two experimental roads in the vicinity' of Nanking. The frst, two kilometres tong was built with different types of pavement, using only such materials as produced in [the locality.. Tis purpose was to test the economy and durability of the different kinds of surfacing.
The second rond,, 1,650 kilometres Jong, was built to compare the re-Intive "economy and efficiency different bituminous materials for surface dressing of clay-bound macao Sam_which is becoming very popular:
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