| Country: | CHN |
| Type: | Expwy |
| Route: | 3001 |
| Photo Notes: | Zhengzhou Southwest Ring Expressway |
| Length Km: | 106 |
| Junction: | in Xingyang, Zhengzhou in Erqi District, Zhengzhou in Erqi District, Zhengzhou in Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou in Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou |
| Previous Type: | Expwy |
| Previous Route: | 30 |
| Next Type: | Expwy |
| Next Route: | 3002 |
The Zhengzhou Ring Expressway, designated as G3001, is a 106adj=midNaNadj=mid in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
The north section, which is in concurrency with G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway, was finished in 1995 as a section of the Kaifeng-Luoyang Expressway, which is one of the earliest expressways in Henan. The east section is in concurrency with G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway, and was finished in 2004.
The south and west section, also known as Zhengzhou Southwest Ring Expressway, was finished in August 2005.[1]
The expressway forms a circle around the city of Zhengzhou. It consists of 3 parts: the Zhengzhou Southwest Ring Expressway at south and west, the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway at east and the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway to the north.
The maximum speed limit is 120 km/h for light passenger vehicles and 90 km/h for heavy vehicles. The minimum speed limit is 60 km/h.
The expressway is currently toll-free for light passenger vehicles registered in Zhengzhou (the initial characters on licence plates are 豫A).[2]
Other vehicles using the expressway will be tolled.
Some exits in the north and east, such as Huiji, Wenhua Road, Liulin, Zhengzhou New Area, Putian, etc. are often congested during rush hours.
In counter-clockwise order from northwest direction: