Transport infrastructure investment up 36% in Q1
2026-04-29 20:04:02
By Hu Yikai.
Yichang invested 8.46 billion yuan (US$1.17 billion) in transport infrastructure in the first quarter of this year, a 36 percent year on year increase and the fastest growth in Hubei Province.
Across Hubei, transport infrastructure investment reached 51.08 billion yuan in the same period, up 2.8 percent year on year and surpassing 50 billion yuan for the first time.
Eight expressways and three Yangtze River bridges are under construction in Yichang, among which the Yidu-Laifeng Expressway and the Dangyang-Zhijiang-Songzi Expressway are almost complete.
By the end of March, expressway construction in Yichang had attracted 6.17 billion yuan in investment, up 66.3 percent year on year. This accounted for 19.2 percent of Hubei's total expressway investment in the quarter, the highest in the province.
Water transport projects are also progressing smoothly, including a refined oil transshipment terminal at the Three Gorges hub and a bulk cargo terminal in Changyang. Four specialized waste transport wharves for the massive Three Gorges New Waterway project have begun construction. The project will cost 76.6 billion yuan and includes a 6,680-meter ship lock near the Three Gorges Dam.
In the first quarter, Yichang secured 1.09 billion yuan in government subsidies to support its transport infrastructure projects.
Jin Zhi, Liao Chengchen, and Cui Jing also contributed to this story.
Yichang invested 8.46 billion yuan (US$1.17 billion) in transport infrastructure in the first quarter of this year, a 36 percent year on year increase and the fastest growth in Hubei Province.
Across Hubei, transport infrastructure investment reached 51.08 billion yuan in the same period, up 2.8 percent year on year and surpassing 50 billion yuan for the first time.
Aerial view of the Yidu-Laifeng Expressway. Photo from Yichang Transportation Bureau.
Eight expressways and three Yangtze River bridges are under construction in Yichang, among which the Yidu-Laifeng Expressway and the Dangyang-Zhijiang-Songzi Expressway are almost complete.
By the end of March, expressway construction in Yichang had attracted 6.17 billion yuan in investment, up 66.3 percent year on year. This accounted for 19.2 percent of Hubei's total expressway investment in the quarter, the highest in the province.
Water transport projects are also progressing smoothly, including a refined oil transshipment terminal at the Three Gorges hub and a bulk cargo terminal in Changyang. Four specialized waste transport wharves for the massive Three Gorges New Waterway project have begun construction. The project will cost 76.6 billion yuan and includes a 6,680-meter ship lock near the Three Gorges Dam.
In the first quarter, Yichang secured 1.09 billion yuan in government subsidies to support its transport infrastructure projects.
Jin Zhi, Liao Chengchen, and Cui Jing also contributed to this story.
