The 20-year plan of Hubei road network was approved, with 36,500 kilometers of trunk lines linking urban and rural areas.

　　On February 4th, it was learned from the Provincial Communications Department that Hubei Provincial Highway Network Planning (2011-2030) was recently approved. The plan proposes to build a trunk road network with a total scale of 36,500 kilometers, connecting cities, counties (cities, districts) and towns in the province, covering key industrial distribution areas, agricultural product bases, tourist attractions and logistics parks in an all-round way, and ensuring that there are at least three expressway exits in each neighboring province and city.
　　The plan will be implemented in two stages: by 2020, an ordinary trunk network of 28,000 kilometers will be basically formed and an expressway of about 7,500 kilometers will be built; By 2030, a 28,200-kilometer general trunk network will be built in an all-round way, and all qualified sections will meet the highway standards above Grade II, forming an expressway network of about 8,260 kilometers.
　　According to the plan, the ordinary national highway in our province consists of 3 capital radial lines, 8 north-south longitudinal lines and 10 east-west transverse lines, with a total scale of about 9380 kilometers; Ordinary provincial roads consist of 24 Wuhan radiation lines, 87 north-south longitudinal lines, 68 east-west transverse lines and 83 tie lines, with a total scale of about 18,870 kilometers. Together, they form an ordinary trunk network with a total scale of 28,200 kilometers.
　　The expressway adopts the layout form of combining radiation with vertical and horizontal grids, which consists of 9 north-south longitudinal lines, 5 east-west transverse lines, 3 loop lines, 14 Wuhan radiation lines and 20 connecting lines, with a total scale of about 8262 kilometers. (Dong Jing, Ding Honglin)