Road to the Olympics: Infrastructure Projects Continue Unabated in China as the Country Prepares to Host the 2008 Olympic Games

In this article the author describes a number of infrastructure projects being conducted in China in preparation for the country's hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. It has been estimated that the infrastructure being built for the Olympics has contributed to two percent of the country's growth in the last four years, with approximately $35 billion being spent. A number of road projects that have been designed to ease traffic for the games are described, including a recent opening connecting th Olympic Village with the Olympic Water Park. Despite rumors of a slight downturn in China's growth rate, the author still predicts that the country will experience a great deal of investment in highways, railways, airports, buildings, and ports. 85,000 kilometers of expressway will be completed in the country in the next two decades with annual investment of $12 billion. Also discussed is a recently unveiled plan to extend road surface improvements further into China's more rural areas.

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• Authors:
  • Smith, Patrick
• Publication Date: 2007-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 27-28
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Infrastructure; Olympic games; Road construction; Rural highways
• Geographic Terms: Beijing (China)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01083273
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 2007 7:38AM