G95 Capital Area Loop Expressway Explained

Country:CHN
Type:Expwy
Alternate Name:Capital Loop Expressway
Chinese: 首都环线高速
Route:95
Length Km:940
Length Round:0
Length Notes:Length when complete.
Photo Notes:Dahualing Tunnel in April 2020
Length Ref:[1]
Orbital:Beijing
Previous Type:Expwy
Previous Route:9411
Next Type:Expwy
Next Route:9511

The Capital Area Loop Expressway is an orbital expressway encircling the city of Beijing. It is designated G95. The road was completed in December 2016.[2] Colloquially, the road is also referred to as Beijing's 7th ring road, though only 38km (24miles) of the expressway runs through Beijing,[2] compared to 38km (24miles) through Tianjin and 924km (574miles) through Hebei.

History

In 2022, this expressway was officially rerouted so that it does not enter Beijing's municipality.[3]

Route

This expressway encircles the various counties and cities that surround the city centre of Beijing, including Zhangjiakou, Langfang, and Chengde in Hebei Province, and Daxing District, Tongzhou District and Pinggu District in Beijing.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.china-highway.com/html/317/29/29798/1.htm G95
  2. Web site: Beijing's '7th Ring Road' complete . Chinadaily.com.cn . 2016-12-09 . 2017-01-13.
  3. Web site: 12 July 2022 . 国家发展改革委 交通运输部关于印发《国家公路网规划》的通知 . . 13 July 2022 . 14 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714010033/https://xxgk.mot.gov.cn/2020/jigou/zhghs/202207/t20220711_3660995.html . live .