Hami section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway expected to open at end of June

Photo taken on June 18, 2017 shows the Hami section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Hami to Mingshui of Gansu section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway was expected to open to traffic at the end of June. The open of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway will shorten a highway mileage of 1,000km from Beijing to Xinjiang. [Photo: Xinhua/Cai Zengle]

Photo taken on June 18, 2017 shows the Hami section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Hami to Mingshui of Gansu section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway was expected to open to traffic at the end of June. The open of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway will shorten a highway mileage of 1,000km from Beijing to Xinjiang. [Photo: Xinhua/Cai Zengle]

Workers draw highway markers at the Hami section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 18, 2017. The Hami to Mingshui of Gansu section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway was expected to open to traffic at the end of June. The open of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway will shorten a highway mileage of 1,000km from Beijing to Xinjiang. [Photo: Xinhua/Cai Zengle]

Workers set up a traffic sign at the Hami section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 18, 2017. The Hami to Mingshui of Gansu section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway was expected to open to traffic at the end of June. The open of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway will shorten a highway mileage of 1,000km from Beijing to Xinjiang. [Photo: Xinhua/Cai Zengle]

Photo taken on June 18, 2017 shows the Hami section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Hami to Mingshui of Gansu section of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway was expected to open to traffic at the end of June. The open of Beijing-Xinjiang Highway will shorten a highway mileage of 1,000km from Beijing to Xinjiang. [Photo: Xinhua/Cai Zengle]