G1112 Jishuang Expressway Explained

Country:CHN
Type:Expwy
Route:1112
Alternate Name:Jishuang Expressway
集双高速公路
Spur Type:Expwy
Spur Of:11
Direction A:Southeast
Terminus A:Ji'an, Jilin
Direction B:Northwest
Terminus B:Shuangliao, Jilin
Previous Type:Expwy
Previous Route:1111
Previous Dab:Hegang–Harbin Expressway
Next Type:Expwy
Next Route:1113
Next Dab:Dandong–Fuxin Expressway
Map:G1112 map.svg
Map Notes:The Jishuang Expressway is the bold gold line on the map

The G1112 Ji'an–Shuangliao Expressway, commonly referred to as the Jishuang Expressway, is an expressway that connects the cities of Shuangliao, Jilin, China, and Ji'an, Jilin. The Jishuang Expressway passes through Shuangliao, Siping, Liaoyuan, and Tonghua, before finally ending in Ji'an.

The expressway's southeastern terminus, the town of in Ji'an,[1] is connected to the North Korean city of Manpo through the Ji'an Yalu River Border Road Bridge, which crosses the Yalu River. This bridge, the subject of international attention, was completed in 2016, but was only opened to traffic on April 8, 2019.[2] North Korea has plans to extend the Pyongyang-Huichon Expressway to the border at Manpo. The expressway is a spur of G11 Hegang–Dalian Expressway.[3]

History

In November, 2015, the section of the expressway connecting the center of Tonghua to Meihekou, a county-level city in the northwestern corner of Tonghua's administrative boundaries, was opened to traffic.[4]

On September 28, 2019, the section of the expressway connecting the southeastern terminus of Ji'an to Tonghua, known as the Jitong Expressway, was completed.

On September 28, 2020, the section of the expressway linking the northwestern terminus of Shuangliao to Dongfeng County in Liaoyuan was completed.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-09-29. zh:集双高速公路集安至通化段建成通车. The Ji'an-Tonghua section of the Jishuang Expressway was completed and opened to traffic. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902025559/http://www.jl.chinanews.com/shms/2019-09-29/92190.html. 2021-09-02. 2021-09-01. China News Service. zh.
  2. Web site: Lee. Jeong-ho. 2019-04-09. Bridge linking North Korea to China opens 3 years late – but why now?. 2021-09-02. South China Morning Post. en.
  3. http://www.china-highway.com/html/165/22/22908/1.htm G11 鹤大高速
  4. Web site: 2020-01-03. zh:集安至双辽高速公路通化至梅河口段建设项目通过竣工验收. The construction project of the section from Tonghua to Meihekou of the Ji'an-Shuangliao Expressway passed the completion acceptance. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902032312/http://jtyst.jl.gov.cn/gjj/xwzx/gzdt/202001/t20200106_6456362.htm. 2021-09-02. 2021-09-01. Jilin Provincial High Class Highway Construction Bureau. zh.
  5. Web site: 2020-09-28. zh:集双高速公路东丰至双辽吉林段项目建成通车. The Jilin Section of Jishuang Expressway from Dongfeng to Shuangliao was completed and opened to traffic. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902033136/https://jl.gov.cn/zw/sydtp/202009/t20200928_7549115.html. 2021-09-02. 2021-09-01. Jilin Province People's Government. zh.