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China to build more rural roads

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-28 21:33

China will build and renovate 1.2 million kilometers of highways in rural
area during the 11th five year plan period (2006-2010), said Weng
Mengyong, vice minister of communications on Saturday.

The vice minister said roads paved with tar or cement shall be built to
link up 7,530 townships and 89,970 administrative villages in the said
period.

By the end of 2010, all the townships in the country shall be accessed by
paved roads, he said.

Weng said the communications authorities at all levels should act
according to their capability and strive to realize good and fast
construction to make due contributions in building new socialist
countryside.

In February, the ministry vowed to invest 24.8 billion yuan (3.1 billion
U.S. dollars) collected through motor vehicle purchase tax in rural road
construction this year, nearly 10 percent up from last year, to boost
development of the countryside.

Last year, a total investment of 151.3 billion yuan was put into the
building and reconstruction of 325,000 kilometers of rural roads, both
hitting record highs.

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