Shaanxi to Build Inter-city High-speed Railways, Inter-county Expressways and Inter-village Asphalt Roads during the “13th Five-Year Plan”

During “the 13th Five-Year Plan”, main development objective for Shaanxi is to guarantee the economic growth is higher than national average level on the basis of improving quality and benefit. In 2020, the gross value of production reaches 3 trillion and per capita exceeds 10,000 Yuan, income of urban and rural residents catches up national average level, all impoverished people in rural area overcome poverty, fundamental public service realizes equalization, the living standard and quality is improved further, the comprehensive well-off society is built completely, and construction of “three Shaanxi” can be higher.

According to “the 13th Five-Year Plan”, Shaanxi will enhance infrastructure guarantee capacity focusing on comprehensive grade separation traffic based on balance development, start phase III for Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, construct 200km metro, 3500km railway, 1500km expressway, and 60,000km rural roads (including reconstructed works), and realize high-speed railways among cities, expressways among counties, and asphalt roads among villages.