Qilu.com Weifang July 11Mingdong Expressway (Mingcun, Pingdu City, Qingdao to Dongjiakou, West Coast Economic New District) is about 126 kilometers long, of which Zhucheng section is about 37.5 kilometers long, with a designed maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour, and six lanes in both directions. It is invested and constructed by Shandong Expressway Group , with an estimated investment of 5.3 billion yuan. On July 11, the reporter learned from the Zhucheng Transportation Bureau that after repeated docking reports with Shandong Expressway Group and planning demonstration with the design unit (China Communications Communications Group Planning and Design Institute), the planning and design of the expressway has reached an agreement.
Mingdong Expressway passes from north to south through Baichihe Town, Zhucheng City, Xinxing Town, , Linjiacun Town, , and Taoyuan Ecological Tourism Development Zone 4 towns (parks). There are 5 interchanges, including 4 interchanges, namely the East-West-to-East-Global Interchanges, Qianmi Road Interchanges, National Highway Interchanges, and Taoyuan Interchanges; 1 hub interchanges, namely the cross- Qinglan Expressway Xinxing Hub Interchanges. At the same time, the East-West Channel, Qianmi Road and Shishou Road (Mingdong Expressway to East Ring Road) will be planned and built together. The
project strives to start construction by the end of 2020 and is planned to be completed and opened to traffic by the end of 2023. After the project is completed, convenient connections with S21 Xinwei Expressway, S16 Rongwei Expressway, G20 Jinanqing Expressway , Weifang to Qingdao Airport Expressway (Plan), G22 Qinglan Expressway, Dongjiakou to Wulian Expressway (Plan), and Shenhai Expressway can be achieved from north to south. After completion and opening to traffic, Zhucheng City can achieve full-course highway from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport, and direct cargo transportation highway from Dongjiakou Port. The planning and construction of this project is of great significance to improving the Zhucheng Expressway Network and accelerating its integration into the Qingdao economic development circle.
