November 15, 2007 -- Chengdu announced the official launch of 37 significant projects, including the Chengdu-Jianyang Expressway, to accelerate the construction of the experimental district, Chengdu Business Daily reported. This will solve the current transportation problem, which is proving to be the bottleneck in Jianyang's development. Development of major tunnels and the Longquan Lake scenic spot has also been planned to integrate Jianyang better into the Chengdu economic circle, reported the paper.

Several major road projects were mentioned in the paper: a 15 kilometer tunnel from Shuangliu Taiping to Jianyang Sancha Lake; alteration of the National Expressway 321, from Jiangyang to Longquanyi, totaling 26 kilometers. There will also be a road that connects Longquan Town to Longquan Lake - it will be connected to the Chengdu-Jianyang Expressway and it will shorten the journey by 10 kilometers. It undecided whether drivers will have to pay to access the road.