en.Wedoany.com Reported - The second phase of the Ezhou Airport Expressway, invested with 7.506 billion yuan by Hubei Communications Investment Group, officially passed its completion inspection on June 14, 2026. As a key transportation project in Hubei Province's "14th Five-Year Plan" and one of the seven expressways in the Wuhan-Ezhou-Huanggang-Huangshi integrated development plan, this provincial benchmark smart expressway, spanning approximately 36.45 kilometers, is about to be fully opened to traffic, with operations expected to commence next month.
The Ezhou Airport Expressway Phase II project starts at Chenqiao Village, Zelin Town, Echeng District, seamlessly connecting with Phase I of the airport expressway. The route extends westward, linking to the Wuhan-Huangshi Expressway via the Chenqiao Hub Interchange, and ends at Xiebu Village, Taihe Town, Liangzihu District, connecting to the Jiangxia-Liangzihu section of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Ring Expressway. The main line is constructed to a bidirectional six-lane standard with a design speed of 120 km/h. The entire line includes 40 bridges, 7 interchange hubs, 2 tunnels, and 4 ramp toll stations, along with a 3.037-kilometer Taihe East Interchange connecting line.
As a smart expressway deeply integrating advanced information technology, the project is equipped with fiber grating array sensing cables throughout the entire line, working in conjunction with radar and video equipment to build a comprehensive digital perception system. This system can capture vehicle trajectories in real time and monitor road surface conditions. Combined with features such as a smart service area, fog zone guidance, and lane-level precise scheduling, it creates an integrated system encompassing safety, digitalization, intelligence, and service, aimed at ensuring efficient passage for freight vehicles and maximizing the air-ground intermodal transport efficiency of Huahu Airport.
The project includes two tunnels, among which the Dawangshan Tunnel is the first single-hole, three-lane highway tunnel in Hubei Province. During construction, the project team employed advanced drilling, geological radar, and TSP technology to establish a multi-dimensional geological forecasting system, successfully achieving the double-hole breakthrough of the tunnel on January 16, 2026. The project also adheres to a green development philosophy, promoting the use of solid waste-based cementitious materials and iron tailings sand base layers and other green construction techniques.
Once the road opens to traffic, the travel time from Daye to Huahu Airport will be significantly reduced from one hour to 20 minutes, and the travel time from Ezhou Huahu Airport to Wuhan Optics Valley will also be notably shortened, thereby lowering logistics costs. This corridor will seamlessly connect the Huangshi Airport Economic Zone with Huahu Airport, further optimizing the highway network layout in Hubei Province, consolidating the position of the Wuhan-Ezhou-Huanggang-Huangshi international comprehensive transportation and logistics hub, and strengthening the linkage between the dual aviation hubs of Ezhou and Wuhan.
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