On the morning of December 26, 2022, Shijiazhuang held a kick-off mobilization meeting for the Zhaoxian Zanhuang (Hebei Shanxi border) section of Hengshui Xiyang Expressway. The Zhaoxian Zanhuang section of Hengshui Xiyang Expressway, which is 122 kilometers long and has a total investment of 17.5 billion yuan, was officially started in Shijiazhuang. The planned construction period is three years.

The Zhaoxian Zanhuang section of Hengshui Xiyang Expressway starts from the north of Xiaohaozhuang Village, Xiezhuang Town, Zhaoxian County, and connects with the Shiheng Expressway under construction. The route passes through Zhaoxian County, Gaoyi County, and Zanhuang County, and ends at the west of Huzhaikou Village, Zanhuang County. It connects with the Xiyu Expressway in Shanxi Province under construction in the form of a tunnel, which generally runs east-west. The total mileage of the project is 122km, passing through 19 towns and 118 villages. The main line is 91 kilometers long, 68 kilometers east of Taihang Mountain Expressway, with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour, and two-way six lane expressway is under standard construction; It is 23 kilometers west of Taihang Mountain Expressway, with a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour. The two-way four lane expressway is under standard construction; In the same period, 4 connecting lines will be built, including Nanbaishe, Gaoyi North, Zanhuangnan and Zhangshiyan, with a total length of 31 kilometers. There are 3 super large bridges, 15 major bridges, 4 tunnels, 11 interchanges, 14 toll stations, service areas, parking areas and other supporting service facilities along the line. Keywords: engineering news, engineering construction, engineering construction information

The Zhaoxian Zanhuang Section of Hengshui Xiyang Expressway is the expressway project with the largest investment scale in Shijiazhuang at present, and it is also a key transportation infrastructure project in Hebei Province during the 14th Five Year Plan period. As an important expressway connecting Shaanxi, Shanxi and the central and southern parts of Hebei Province to coastal ports, the completion of the project will be of great significance to improve the road network structure system of Shijiazhuang City and even Hebei Province, strengthen the connection between coastal ports, western provinces and the hinterland of Hebei Province, enhance the external radiation and driving role of Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, and promote the economic and social development of the areas along the line. Editor/Zhao E