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Xinjiang's first desert-crossing expressway opens to traffic

CGTN, 25 Dec 2021
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-25/Xinjiang-s-first-desert-crossing-expressway-opens-to-traffic-16hW8IeRxIs/index.html

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday opened its first desert-crossing expressway that shortens the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi to the northernmost Altay region almost by half. The 343km-long S21 Altay-Urumqi Expressway has more than 150 kilometers passing through the Gurbantunggut Desert, the second largest desert in China.

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