1、中國目前已經(jīng)建成 1.9 萬公里公路。自 1990 年以來，中國每年都要新增 3700 公里公路。到 2020 年公路網(wǎng)將連接中國所有重要城市。中國公路里程將僅次于美國，達(dá)到 55000 公里。
高速公路網(wǎng)將帶來深遠(yuǎn)的影響。城市帶將形成;人們的生活方式將會發(fā)生變化;樞紐城市的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長率將迅速上升，因?yàn)楸憷慕煌l件將吸引更多的投資者。
許多國際開發(fā)商支持這種看法。世界銀行和亞洲開發(fā)銀行正用巨額貸款支持中國開展公路建設(shè)。它們認(rèn)為公路建設(shè)對于緩解貧困至關(guān)重要。自上世紀(jì)末，亞洲開發(fā)銀行已減少它在中國經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)達(dá)的東部地區(qū)的公路投資，而將重點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)向較為貧困的西部地區(qū)。
在公路建設(shè)中，中國也很重視支線公路建設(shè)，因?yàn)橹Ь�公路可以使小城鎮(zhèn)充分利用附近干線公路建設(shè)帶來的發(fā)展機(jī)遇。
Up to now, China has built 19,000km of highways. Since 1990, some 3,700km of highways have been added each year. By 2020, highway networks will connect all major Chinese cities, and the total length of China's highways will be 55.000km, second only to that of the United States.
The impact of highway networks will be huge. Urban belts will emerge; people's lifestyles will change; and the economic growth rate of interchange cities will surge, as the convenient transportation facilities will attract more investors.
Many international developers share this view. Both the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are lending heavily to support China's road expansion. They believe highway construction is vital for poverty alleviation. Since the late 1990s, the Asian Development Bank has reduced its road investment in China's economically developed eastern areas and shifted its focus to the relatively poor western region.
During its highway construction, China pays great attention to the building of feeder roads, as they can help smaller towns make full use of the development opportunities brought about by the construction of nearby trunk highways.
