G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway

The Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway (Chinese: 清水河—伊宁高速公路, Uyghur: چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى), commonly referred to as the Qingyi Expressway (Chinese: 清伊高速公路), is a 56.36-kilometre-long-Chinese expressway (35.02 mi) in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, China. It connects the towns of Qingshuihe, in Huocheng County, and Bayandai, in Yining City (also known as Ghulja). It opened on 20 April 2009.[1]

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Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway
يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا
Qingyi Expressway
清伊高速公路
A route map of the G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway.
Route of the G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway in Xinjiang.
Route information
Auxiliary route of G30
Length56.36 km[1] (35.02 mi)
Existed20 April 2009–present
Major junctions
West end G30 in Qingshuihe, Huocheng County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
East end G218 in Bayandai, Yining, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
Location
CountryChina
Highway system
← G3015→ G3017
Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese清水河—伊宁高速公路
Traditional Chinese清水河—伊寧高速公路
Commonly abbreviated as
Simplified Chinese清伊高速公路
Traditional Chinese清伊高速公路
Uyghur name
Uyghurچىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى‎

The expressway is an auxiliary line of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway. It branches from the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway at Qingshuihe.

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    China Expwy G3016 sign with name ug
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    China Expwy G3016 sign no name
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    China Expwy G3016 sign with name

Route

The expressway begins at an interchange with the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway east of the town of Qingshuihe, in Huocheng County. It proceeds southward, crossing China National Highway 312 and paralleling much of China National Highway 218, which also connects Qingshuihe with Yining. The expressway runs beside China National Highway 218, before deviating eastward as it approaches Shuiding, the county seat of Huocheng County. It passes through the Huocheng Tunnel and then curves southward, joining China National Highway 218 again at the town of Huiyuan. The expressway returns to an easterly direction, paralleling China National Highway 218 for the rest of the route until its eastern terminus in Bayandai, in Yining City.

An extension of the expressway further eastward to the town of Dunmazha, in Yining County, called the Yining–Dunmazha Expressway, opened on December 16, 2013. It begins just before the eastern terminus of the Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway. This extension is not designated as part of G3015, but instead carries the new expressway alignment of China National Highway 218.[2]

Exit list
Location km mi Exit[3] Name Destinations Notes
G3016 (Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway)
Huocheng County (Korgas), Ili Kazakh, Xinjiang 0 Qingshui Interchange G30 – Jinghe County
1 G312 – Lucaogou, QingshuiheNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
16 G218 – HuochengSouthbound exit and northbound entrance only
19 Huocheng Interchange X723 – Huocheng, Sarbulaq (Sa'erbulake)Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
28A Huiyuan Interchange G218 – Huiyuan, XPCC 66th Regiment
Huiyuan East Toll Booth
Yining (Ghulja), Ili Kazakh, Xinjiang 42 66th Regiment Interchange G218 – XPCC 66th RegimentWestbound exit and eastbound entrance only
G218 Yining–Dunmazha Expressway – Dunmazha
Bayandai Interchange G218 – YiningExit to eastbound G218 only; entrance from westbound G218 only

References
  1. Xinjiang: Qingyi Expressway opens. China Highways. (in Chinese)
  2. 国道218线伊宁至墩麻扎高速公路项目地源热泵系统工程招标公告. (in Chinese)
  3. 搜狗地图 (Map). Cartography by Sogou Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2013. (in Chinese)
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