Jingtong Expressway
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Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...
with express road characteristics in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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which links central Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
to Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
. At present, it is approximately 14 km in length.
The Jingtong Expressway gets its name by the combination of two one-character Chinese abbreviations of both Beijing and Tongzhou (Beijing 北京 -- Jing 京, Tongzhou 通州 -- Tong 通).
Travelling along this expressway gives one the impression of both urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
at work and the evolution of Beijing at the same time. For most of the expressway, the Batong Line light rail, an extension of Line 1 of Beijing subway
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. It is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 12 lines, and the Beijing MTR...
, sits practically in the centre of the expressway, linking central Beijing to Tuqiao on the Eastern 6th Ring Road, beyond central Tongzhou.
Some universities sit right next to the expressway; these include the Communication University of China
Communication University of China
The Communication University of China is a public university in Beijing, China...
.
Route
The Jingtong Expressway runs entirely within the confines of the municipality of BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
Basic Route: Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
(Dawang Bridge - Sihui
Sihui
Sihui , historically known as Szewui, is a county-level city of Guangdong Province, in southern China, under the jurisdiction of Zhaoqing. Population: 80,000....
- Gaobeidian - Shuangqiao
Shanhaiguan District
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
- Huicun - Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
)
Status: The Beijing portion is complete in its entirety.
Note: The expressway is shown on maps in Beijing to link directly and seamlessly with the Jingha Expressway
Jingha Expressway
The Beijing–Harbin Expressway , designated as G1 and commonly abbreviated as Jingha Expressway is an expressway in North and Northeast China linking Beijing to Harbin....
. This, though, is not the case in reality. Instead, several kilometres of non-expressway separate the two expressways after the main toll gate at Ximazhuang, as you enter Tongzhou. (There is another toll gate at Balidian, which takes you straight into central Tongzhou; however, it won't be directly hooked up with the Jingha expressway).
History
The Jingtong expressway was the first highway project built under Build-Operate-TransferBuild-Operate-Transfer
Build-own-operate-transfer or build-operate-transfer is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the private or public sector to finance, design, construct, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract...
(BOT) scheme in China. The project was awarded to Lin Tung-Yen China with a 20-year concession period (1996-2016). The expressway was opened to the public in 1996.
At around the same time the previous Tong County was upgraded to Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
, an expressway was built to accelerate the 17 km journey from Dabeiyao
Dabeiyao
thumb|300px|Dabeiyao/[[Guomao]] Area Dabeiyao is a district in Beijing, China.It is very close to the Guomao site and the China World Trade Centre....
on the Eastern 3rd Ring Road, site of the China World Trade Centre, to the newly renamed Tongzhou district. This expressway, known as the Jingtong Expressway, connects metropolitan Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
with Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
.
Its construction was of great importance as it quickly sped development in eastern Beijing. The road "urbanised" suburban Tongzhou, bringing with it a steady influx of real estate projects (in particular of note).
In December 2004, a plan was unveiled to local media to interlink the 2.5 km of non-expressway between the Jingtong and Jingha expressways with an express road connection, eliminating traffic bottlenecks between Ximazhuang and Beiguan Roundabout. This link finally opened in December 2006, with the remaining bits and pieces of additional roadworks finishing in early 2007.
Speed Limit
80 km/h between Dawang Bridge and Gaobeidian (60 km/h at times) and also between Huicun and Ximazhuang (only if heading for ShanhaiguanShanhaiguan District
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
); otherwise, 100 km/h.
Tolls
Tolls apply for the stretch ShuangqiaoShuangqiao
Shuangqiao may refer to several locations in China:*Shuangqiao District, Chengde, Hebei*Shuangqiao District, Chongqing*Shuangqiao Station, station on the Batong Line Beijing Subway*Shuangqiao Subdistrict, in Weiyang District, Yangzhou, JiangsuTowns...
- Tongzhou
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
.
Caveat emptor
Caveat emptor
Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". Generally, caveat emptor is the property law doctrine that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing.- Explanation :...
: All destinations are charged a uniform CNY 10 rate from the Ximazhuang and Balidian toll gates if heading into Beijing!
Lanes
6 lanes (3 up, 3 down) generally; beginning in central BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
is wider, ending in Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
is narrower.
Major Exits
SihuiSihui, Beijing
Sihui is a transportation node in Beijing.It forms the intersection between the eastern 4th Ring Road and the Jingtong Expressway.Sihui Station and Sihui East Station are stops for both Line 1 and the Batong Line of the Beijing underground railway...
, Gaobeidian, Shuangqiao
Shuangqiao
Shuangqiao may refer to several locations in China:*Shuangqiao District, Chengde, Hebei*Shuangqiao District, Chongqing*Shuangqiao Station, station on the Batong Line Beijing Subway*Shuangqiao Subdistrict, in Weiyang District, Yangzhou, JiangsuTowns...
, Huicun, Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
Connections
Ring Roads of BeijingRing Roads of Beijing
Beijing is one of the very few cities to possess multiple ring roads .-1st Ring Road:The 1st Ring Road no longer exists under that name. In the 1920s, around half a dozen routes were established in Beijing for the first tram lines of the city...
: Connects with the E. 4th Ring Road at Sihui
Sihui
Sihui , historically known as Szewui, is a county-level city of Guangdong Province, in southern China, under the jurisdiction of Zhaoqing. Population: 80,000....
and the E. 5th Ring Road at Yuantong Bridge.
Jingha Expressway
Jingha Expressway
The Beijing–Harbin Expressway , designated as G1 and commonly abbreviated as Jingha Expressway is an expressway in North and Northeast China linking Beijing to Harbin....
: Section heading for Shanhaiguan
Shanhaiguan District
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
links with Jingha Expressway after the Tongzhou Beiguan Roundabout.
List of Exits
[Heading east]- No. 1: (Interchange with 4th Ring Road) Airport ExpresswayAirport Expressway (Beijing)The Airport Expressway is an expressway in Beijing, China, which links central Beijing to the Beijing Capital International Airport...
, Jingjintang ExpresswayJingjintang ExpresswayOpened in September 1993, the Jingjintang Expressway , also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin...
(E. 4th Ring Road) - Gaobeidian
- (Interchange with 5th Ring Road) 5th Ring Road
- ShuangqiaoShuangqiaoShuangqiao may refer to several locations in China:*Shuangqiao District, Chengde, Hebei*Shuangqiao District, Chongqing*Shuangqiao Station, station on the Batong Line Beijing Subway*Shuangqiao Subdistrict, in Weiyang District, Yangzhou, JiangsuTowns...
- Shuanghui East Road (formerly Huicun)
- Ximazhuang (to Jingha ExpresswayJingha ExpresswayThe Beijing–Harbin Expressway , designated as G1 and commonly abbreviated as Jingha Expressway is an expressway in North and Northeast China linking Beijing to Harbin....
and ShanhaiguanShanhaiguan DistrictShanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, People's Republic of China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass...
) or Balizhuang (to central TongzhouTongzhou DistrictTongzhou District is a district of Beijing, the capital of People's Republic of China. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the Chinese capital...
)