Jingkai Expressway
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The Jingkai Expressway (京开高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngkāi Gāosù Gōnglù) is an expressway
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...
in China
China
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which links 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 Kaifeng
Kaifeng
Kaifeng , known previously by several names , is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, Central China. Nearly 5 million people live in the metropolitan area...
. At present, it is approximately 40 km in length in the Beijing section.
Opened just after the turn of the century, the relatively new expressway links 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...
south of Yuquanying (on the Southern 3rd Ring Road) to the ancient Chinese capital of Kaifeng
Kaifeng
Kaifeng , known previously by several names , is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, Central China. Nearly 5 million people live in the metropolitan area...
. Only the segment running through Yufa, South Beijing, is complete. The expressway runs directly south and is particularly easily accessible heading south from the western 2nd Ring Road.
The Jingkai Expressway gets its name by the combination of two one-character Chinese abbreviations of both Beijing and Kaifeng (Beijing -> jing, Kaifeng -> kai).
Route
The Jingkai Expressway, in its Beijing portion, runs 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...
(Yuquanying
Yuquanying
Yuquanying is a major traffic intersection in Beijing, linking the Jingkai Expressway with the southern part of the 3rd Ring Road. It is accessible via a connection road from Caihuying on the 2nd Ring Road....
- Daxing
Daxing District
Daxing District is a suburb of Beijing, situated to the south of the city.-Overview:...
- Huangcun - Panggezhuang - Yufa) - China National Highway 106
China National Highway 106
China National Highway 106 is a road from Beijing to Guangzhou.It leaves Beijing at Yuquanying and heads to Gu'an, Bazhou , Kaifeng , Ezhou , and eventually Guangzhou on the south China coast....
Status: The Beijing portion is complete through Yufa, where it becomes China National Highway 106
China National Highway 106
China National Highway 106 is a road from Beijing to Guangzhou.It leaves Beijing at Yuquanying and heads to Gu'an, Bazhou , Kaifeng , Ezhou , and eventually Guangzhou on the south China coast....
after the Yufa Toll Gate.
Note: Some maps of the expressway incorrectly show it ending after a bridge near Gu'an in Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
province. The actual terminus for the moment comes earlier, at Yufa. In 2004, an additional 7 kilometres of the Jingkai Expressway was announced.
History
The expressway was opened ahead of time from YuquanyingYuquanying
Yuquanying is a major traffic intersection in Beijing, linking the Jingkai Expressway with the southern part of the 3rd Ring Road. It is accessible via a connection road from Caihuying on the 2nd Ring Road....
through to Yufa.
Its construction was of great importance as it quickly sped development in south Beijing, which was previously lacklustre territory.
Late on October 7, 2004, an accident occurred on the stretch heading south, near Lihua Bridge, as a large passenger vehicle collided with a lorry carrying coal. Twenty police offers from Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
were injured.
Portions under construction or projection
The entire expressway is expected to link to Kaifeng; however, only a meagre 40-odd kilometres have been built in the Beijing section. Kaifeng is over 700 kilometres away from Beijing (to the south).In 2004, an additional 7 kilometres of the Jingkai Expressway was announced, possibly finally linking it to Gu'an. China National Highway 106
China National Highway 106
China National Highway 106 is a road from Beijing to Guangzhou.It leaves Beijing at Yuquanying and heads to Gu'an, Bazhou , Kaifeng , Ezhou , and eventually Guangzhou on the south China coast....
coming into Beijing after Gu'an already has portions of the national highway redone as an expressway, albeit only for a kilometre or two.
Speed limit
Before Xihongmen Toll Gate, minimum 50 km/h, maximum 70 - 90 km/h; after Xihongmen Toll Gate, minimum 60 km/h, maximum 110 km/h. Speed checks are concentrated in the YuquanyingYuquanying
Yuquanying is a major traffic intersection in Beijing, linking the Jingkai Expressway with the southern part of the 3rd Ring Road. It is accessible via a connection road from Caihuying on the 2nd Ring Road....
- 5th Ring Road area and get less after that.
Tolls
CNY 0.5/km as of 5th Ring Road intersection for sections south of the toll gate. (The 5th Ring Road intersection is free only for vehicles heading south toward Kaifeng.) Entire stretch from YuquanyingYuquanying
Yuquanying is a major traffic intersection in Beijing, linking the Jingkai Expressway with the southern part of the 3rd Ring Road. It is accessible via a connection road from Caihuying on the 2nd Ring Road....
to Yufa costs CNY 20 (price for small passenger cars). Networked with 6th Ring Road toll system.
Lanes
6 lanes (3 up, 3 down) from YuquanyingYuquanying
Yuquanying is a major traffic intersection in Beijing, linking the Jingkai Expressway with the southern part of the 3rd Ring Road. It is accessible via a connection road from Caihuying on the 2nd Ring Road....
- S. 6th Ring Road; 4 lanes (2 up, 2 down) thereafter.
Major exits
Beijing Section: S. 3rd Ring Road, S. 4th Ring Road, S. 5th Ring Road, DaxingDaxing District
Daxing District is a suburb of Beijing, situated to the south of the city.-Overview:...
, S. 6th Ring Road, Panggezhuang, Yufa.
Service areas
Beijing Section: None signposted, but one appears (both directions) near Tianguanmen.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 S. 3rd Ring Road at Yuquanying
Yuquanying
Yuquanying is a major traffic intersection in Beijing, linking the Jingkai Expressway with the southern part of the 3rd Ring Road. It is accessible via a connection road from Caihuying on the 2nd Ring Road....
, the S. 4th Ring Road at Majialou, the S. 5th Ring Road at Xihongmen, and the S. 6th Ring Road at Shuangyuan Bridge.
The southern part of the expressway is linked to the Beijing Wildlife Park.
Beijing section
[In operation now, heading south]- No. 1: (Interchange with 3rd Ring Road) Muxiyuan, Nansanhuan (S. 3rd Ring Road)
- No. 2: Xinfadi
- No. 3: (Interchange with 4th Ring Road) Majialou, Nansihuan (S. 4th Ring Road)
- No. 4: LiangxiangLiangxiangLiangxiang is a township-level division situated in Anqing, Anhui, China....
, Xihongmen - Xihongmen Toll Gate
- (Interchange with 5th Ring Road) S. 5th Ring Road
- No. 5: DaxingDaxing DistrictDaxing District is a suburb of Beijing, situated to the south of the city.-Overview:...
Industrial Area - No. 6: Huangcun
- No. 7A + 7B: (Interchange with 6th Ring Road) Nanliuhuan (S. 6th Ring Road)
- No. 8: Tiangongyuan -- only if leaving Beijing
- No. 9: Sanrong -- only if coming into Beijing
- Filling Station
- No. 10: Panggezhuang -- Exit No. 11 if coming into Beijing
- No. 12: Lihua Bridge
- No. 13: Dali Road
- Yufa Toll Gate
- Continues as China National Highway 106China National Highway 106China National Highway 106 is a road from Beijing to Guangzhou.It leaves Beijing at Yuquanying and heads to Gu'an, Bazhou , Kaifeng , Ezhou , and eventually Guangzhou on the south China coast....