On August 4, workers were busy at the construction site of the Maoping Interchange on the Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway in Longshan County. The Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway is an important part of the national G5515 expressway, connecting Hunan's Zhangjiajie and Sichuan's Nanchong. The expressway spans a total length of 61 kilometers, with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Upon completion, the travel time between Sangzhi County and Longshan County will be reduced from the current 2.5 hours to 40 minutes. Currently, the project has entered its final phase, which is expected to be completed and open to traffic this September. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

On August 4, workers were busy at the construction site of the Maoping Interchange on the Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway in Longshan County. The Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway is an important part of the national G5515 expressway, connecting Hunan's Zhangjiajie and Sichuan's Nanchong. The expressway spans a total length of 61 kilometers, with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Upon completion, the travel time between Sangzhi County and Longshan County will be reduced from the current 2.5 hours to 40 minutes. Currently, the project has entered its final phase, which is expected to be completed and open to traffic this September. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

On August 4, workers were busy at the construction site of the Maoping Interchange on the Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway in Longshan County. The Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway is an important part of the national G5515 expressway, connecting Hunan's Zhangjiajie and Sichuan's Nanchong. The expressway spans a total length of 61 kilometers, with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Upon completion, the travel time between Sangzhi County and Longshan County will be reduced from the current 2.5 hours to 40 minutes. Currently, the project has entered its final phase, which is expected to be completed and open to traffic this September. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

On August 4, workers were busy at the construction site of the Maoping Interchange on the Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway in Longshan County. The Sangzhi-Longshan Expressway is an important part of the national G5515 expressway, connecting Hunan's Zhangjiajie and Sichuan's Nanchong. The expressway spans a total length of 61 kilometers, with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Upon completion, the travel time between Sangzhi County and Longshan County will be reduced from the current 2.5 hours to 40 minutes. Currently, the project has entered its final phase, which is expected to be completed and open to traffic this September. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese sources: hunan.gov.cn; hunantoday