-- With the arrival of spring, Xinjiang's highway construction traffic starts to get busy. Officials have anticipated the increase in traffic, and they are in the process of carrying out preparatory work with great fanfare, the state-owned Xinjiang News Network reported Monday (March 19).

This year, according to the plan, the state will focus construction on State Road 314, Alar-Hotan Desert Highway, State Road 218, Qingshui River Line-Yining Highway, and State Road 217, as well as other roads.