G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway

The Turpan–Hotan Expressway (Chinese: 吐鲁番—和田高速公路, Uyghur: تۇرپان-خوتەن يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى), commonly referred to as the Tuhe Expressway (Chinese: 吐和高速公路), is a Chinese expressway that connects the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway at Xiaocaohu, in Toksun County, Turpan, with China National Highway 315 in Lop County, Hotan Prefecture. The expressway, designated G30₁₂, is a spur of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway and is completely in Xinjiang. It is 1,931 kilometres (1,200 mi) in length, which is unusually long for an expressway under a single sub-national administration, being vastly longer than Interstate 10 in Texas.

Turpan–Hotan Expressway
تۇرپان-خوتەن چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا
Tuhe Expressway 吐和高速公路
Route information
Auxiliary route of G30
Part of AH4
Length	1,931 km^[1] (1,200 mi)
Major junctions
North end	G30 / G312 (Tuwuda Expressway) in Xiaocaohu, Toksun
Major intersections	G218 in Korla G217 in Kuqa Sansha Expressway in Maralbexi G3013 in Artux S16 Maika Expressway in Kashgar S13 Sansha Expressway in Yarkant G315 in Yecheng Unbuilt gap G315 in Karakax
South end	G0612 in Celle
Location
Country	China
Highway system
National Trunk Highway System Primary Auxiliary National Highways Transport in China
← G3011 → G3013

The expressway is fully complete from its northern terminus in Toksun to Yecheng and from Karakax County to its southern terminus in Lop County, Hotan. Only a section from Kargilik to Karakax County remains to be built. Eventually, the southern terminus will connect with the western end of the G0612 Xining–Hotan Expressway, which is currently in planning.^[2]

References

1. G3012吐和高速公路 (G3012 Tuhe Expressway).(in Chinese)
2. 新疆将增加一条出疆高速公路 全长300公里 (Xinjiang to add another expressway to the border, total length 300 kilometres). (in Chinese)