G3019 Bole–Alashankou Expressway Explained

Country:CHN
Type:Expwy
Route:3019
Alternate Name:Bo'a Expressway
博阿高速公路
Length Km:72.44
Spur Type:Expwy
Spur Of:30
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Jinghe County, Bortala, Xinjiang
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Bole, Bortala, Xinjiang
Previous Type:Expwy
Previous Route:3018
Next Type:Expwy
Next Route:3021

The G3019 Bole–Alashankou Expressway, commonly referred to as the Bo'a Expressway, is an expressway under construction between Jinghe County and Alashankou in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It will serve as a connection between Alashankou, which serves as a major border crossing between China and Kazakhstan known as the Alataw Pass, and the county-level city of Bole. The expressway is an auxiliary route of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway.

Despite its name, the expressway begins just south of the county-level city of Bole, in Jinghe County, and terminates south of Alashankou, at an interchange with the future G3018 Jinghe–Alashankou Expressway, near the present-day Bole railway station on the Northern Xinjiang railway. The G3018 Jinghe–Alashankou Expressway will continue northward to Alashankou.[2] The expressway will be 72.44km (45.01miles) in length and is expected to open by the end of 2018.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.china-highway.com/Home/News/bencandy/id/130316.html G3018 Jinghe–Alashankou, G3019 Bole–Alashankou (Bole railway station) to complete construction by 2018.
  2. http://wlmq.house.sina.com.cn/news/2013-07-23/09492306755.shtml China publishes 17-year expressway plan: 9 new highways and 5 new expressways within Xinjiang.