On January 3, 2020, the sixth meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Commission pointed out that the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle should be promoted.

The development of the Chengdu-Chongqing region has new goals and requirements: strengthen the leading role of Chongqing and Chengdu as central cities, and make the Chengdu-Chongqing region an important economic center with national influence, a scientific and technological innovation center, a new highland for reform and opening up, and a livable place with high quality life.

, that is, "two centers and two places".

As two major cities in the west, Chengdu and Chongqing are about 300 kilometers apart. The two major cities are developing together and their transportation infrastructure is crucial.

At present, three expressways, Chengdu-Chongqing, Chengsui-Chongqing and Cheng'an-Chongqing, have been opened between Chengdu and Chongqing. The fourth expressway, Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, is under construction.

According to the plan, the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway plans to be ready to open to traffic in 2020. By then, the four major expressways will jointly help the twin cities' economic circle take off.

A staff member of the Fourth Survey and Design Branch of the Sichuan Highway Design Institute said that the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway was one of the first expressways in the early days of the country's reform and opening up, and was also the first expressway in Sichuan Province. The Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway has a total length of 340 kilometers, and cars run about 4

hours, greatly shortening the time and space distance between the two places.

In 2007, the Chengdu-Sui(Ning)-Chongqing Expressway, the second expressway connecting Chengdu and Chongqing, was officially completed. The highway distance from Chengdu to Chongqing was shortened to 310 kilometers, and it takes 3 hours to travel by car.

In 2017, the third expressway directly connecting Chengdu and Chongqing, the Chenganyu Expressway, was officially completed. This is also the shortest highway passage between Chengdu and Chongqing, with a total length of about 280 kilometers. It takes about 2.5 hours for a car to complete the journey. Expressways are being built one after another.

, which has maximized the shortening of the time and space distance between Chengdu and Chongqing, effectively promoted personnel exchanges and logistics development between the two places, and promoted the economic development of the two places and along the route.

At present, in addition to the three expressways that have been opened, Chengdu-Chongqing, Chengsui-Chongqing, and Chenganyu-Chongqing, the fourth expressway that directly connects the two major cities of Chengdu and Chongqing - Chengdu-Ziyu-Chengdu is under construction.

The Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway Interconnection is connected to the New Airport Expressway, first passing through Jianyang, then passing through Ziyang, and connecting to Tongnan District of Chongqing.

In terms of planning and design, the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway not only connects the two major cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, but also connects the Tianfu International Airport currently under construction to urban areas of Chengdu and Chongqing. Residents of the two places can travel by flight more conveniently through this expressway.

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According to the plan, the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway plans to be ready for opening to traffic this year (2020).

After the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway is opened to traffic, there will be four expressways directly connecting the Chengdu-Chongqing area, not counting bypass routes such as the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone Ring Expressway.

In Luzhou, Neijiang, Guang'an and Dazhou in Sichuan, which are adjacent to Chongqing, there are expressways connecting each other, including the newly opened Rong (Chang) Lu (zhou) Expressway.

With the development of expressway network density, the east-west, north-south road network is denser and passes through more areas. It is also more suitable for the convergence development of Chengdu and Chongqing, especially the urban agglomeration, which will create a twin-city economic circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region.

Lay a solid foundation for development.

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