Opening the inter! to motor and vehicular traffic as a means to further economic development of the country is one of the gigantic tasks taken up by the National Economic Council." The ensure success of the project has been established a Highway Department within the Council for the sole purpose of promoting the construction of motor roads.
he completion of the 216 kilometres Shanghai-Hangchow Highwa; Oct. 10 is only a "milestone" in the progress of the building programme of the Highway Departent, the road being one of the five trunk thoroughfares the Department mapped out in its initial construction plan. The other four highways under construction are: the Soochow-Kashing Road, the Nanking-Wahu Road, the Chanj shing-Suichang Road and the Hangchow-Hweichow Road.
Irrespective of the limited financial resources of the country, a good inning has been made in the creation of the revolving road. fund amounting to $1,000,000. The object is to provide for a loan of 30 to 40 per cent. of the cost of the roads to the province or municipality in. volved,' The money is to be paid jeradually in accordance with the progress of the road. construction. So that the capital will be made a revolving fund for the extension of further assistance, the loans are to foe returned to the Department in installments, view of the financial difticalties, the Department is not to build "high-type" roads for luxurious passenger traffic, but for ordinary motor and freight traffic with rea sonable maintenances for the main ject of creasing transportation jes in the country.
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