G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway Explained

Country:CHN
Type:Expwy
Route:8011
Alternate Name:Kaihe Expressway
开河高速公路
Length Km:222
Photo Notes:G8011 Expressway near Mengzi City
Spur Type:Expwy
Spur Of:80
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Kaiyuan, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan (when complete)
China National Highway 326 Honghe Road, Mengzi, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan (current)
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Yunnan Provincial Highway 209, Hekou, Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Towards / Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway
Previous Type:Expwy
Previous Route:80
Next Type:Expwy
Next Route:8012

The G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway, commonly referred to as the Kaihe Expressway, is an expressway in China that connects Kaiyuan, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, and Hekou Yao Autonomous County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. It is a spur of G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway located entirely in Yunnan Province and was fully completed by 2018.[1] [2]

Hekou, the southern terminus of the expressway, is located on the China–Vietnam border and there is a border crossing available to Lào Cai, Vietnam, where the CT05 Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway starts.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.china-highway.com/html/272/22/22934/1.htm G80 广昆高速
  2. Web site: 年底前云南5条高速有望通车 来看看有到你家的吗?. 5 November 2017.