The Nanjing section of the Riverside Highway was completed on 20 September, complementing the existing Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and 312 National Highway, which runs from Shanghai to Xinjiang in the far west of China.

The four-lane section of road, connecting Nanjing and Zhenjiang, is 12.9km long and has a maximum speed of 80kph. According to a local evening newspaper, there are no toll stations along this section. In contrast, there is a local toll of Rmb50 on the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and Rmb20 on the 312 National Highway.