The western section of Chongqing’s external ring expressway will open to traffic in late January 2009, according to a subsidiary of Chongqing Expressway Development Corporation. This 59km section of road will reduce the journey time from Beibei district to Xipeng town to just 30 minutes.
The corporation also announced that the expressway will introduce a non-stop toll collection system in future. Vehicles will be able to pass through toll gates at a speed of 30-50 kph, thereby improving traffic flow on the expressway.