China building world's highest-altitude ring road in Tibet

2017/01/05 People\'s Daily Online

Photo shows an effect drawing of the Lhasa ring road. (Photo/CCTVNEWS)

China is in the process of building the world's highest-altitude ring road in Lhasa, Tibet, the official Weibo of CCTV News reported.

The road, with a total length of nearly 100 kilometers, will feature seven tunnels and 27 bridges. Lhasa has an average elevation of more than 3,600 meters; thus, the ring road is designed with a speed limit of 60 km/h. It will take less than two hours to circle the city. The road is expected to be completed and open to traffic by June 2017.

Photo shows an effect drawing of the Lhasa ring road. (Photo/CCTVNEWS)

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