Yangcheng Evening News reporter Wang Danyang, correspondents Xiao Mingkui, Zhou Hailong and Lin Qing reported: Car owners who drive from Guangdong to Hunan, Hubei, Henan and other places have a new choice: a road connecting Guangdong and Hunan, parallel to the north and south of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway A new traffic artery is here. On December 26, the opening ceremony of the second phase of Guanglian Expressway, Guangzhou Huadu-Conghua Section and Sanfengli Interchange South Section of Guangzhou Conghua-Qingyuan Lianzhou Expressway was held at the entrance of Shiziling Tunnel. So far, the Guanglian Expressway has been fully opened to traffic, and the journey from Lianzhou to Guangzhou has been shortened from 3.5 hours to about 2 hours at most.
Guanglian Expressway has a total length of about 237 kilometers, adopts six-lane two-way lanes, runs through Qingyuan Lianzhou Town, Yangshan County, Yingde Town, Fogang County and Guangzhou Conghua District, District of Huadu and Guangqing Expressway, Guangle Expressway and The Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway jointly form four longitudinal exit passages of the expressway in northern Guangzhou. Among them, the 199-kilometer northern section of the Sanfengli Interchange of Guanglian Expressway was opened to traffic by the end of 2021.
The second phase of the Guanglian Expressway, which has been opened for traffic this time, has a total length of about 38 kilometers. The starting point is located in Huadong Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou City, and is connected to the second expressway of Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport. There are 5 tunnels, 49% of which are bridges and tunnels. The entire line is designed as a 6-lane bi-directional, with a design speed of 120km/h.
“Compared with other north-south expressways in Guangdong, the terrain and geological conditions along the Guanglian Expressway are good, the line is straight, the altitude is low, and there are fewer severe weather conditions such as thick fog and frost, which improves greatly driving safety.” introduced Peng Hongxin, chief engineer of Lian Project Company.
According to reports, after the opening of the second phase of Guanglian Expressway, driving from Guangzhou North to Guangzhou-Lianhe Expressway, it is possible to drive from the second airport highway, Daguang Expressway and Shanqian Tourist Avenue to Shanqian Hub Interchange and transfer to Guanglian Expressway , up to In the north, leave the province at Lubian Town, Lianzhou, pass through Linlian Expressway in Hunan Province, enter Hunan, and then go to core areas such as Hubei and Henan.
The adjacent Qinglian Expressway has a speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour, the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway and Erguang Expressway have a speed limit of 100 kilometers per hour, and the Guanglian Expressway has a speed limit of 120 kilometers per hour. In addition, after the Guanglian Expressway goes north and enters Hunan, the Xuguang Expressway connected to it is also 6-lane two-way, which can achieve seamless connection and avoid the “embarrassment” of other expressways changing from 6 lane to 4 lane traffic.
The opening of the entire Guanglian Expressway will also benefit motorists traveling from south to north and north to south. The truck driver, Mr. Chen, said that his car consumes 20 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. After the opening of the second phase of Guanglian, he will take the Guanglian Highway from Guangzhou Huadu to Hunan Chenzhou. Elevator.
In Guangdong Province Expressway Network, Guanglian Expressway is the first beam of the overall layout of Guangdong Province Expressway Network “twelve vertical, eight horizontal, two loops and sixteen pitches” (provincial network number S1), and is an important north exit highway and new highway in Guangzhou. The important distribution channel of Baiyun International Airport is of great importance to Guangdong to accelerate the formation of a “one core, one belt, one area” regional development model, deepen cooperation and win-win cooperation between Guangdong and Hunan, promote the in-depth development of tourism resources along the way, and help rural revitalization.
(Editor in charge: Shi Xiaojuan)
