A scenic highway circling the island province of Hainan is set to open to traffic in December.
The Haikou section of the G15 Shenyang-Haikou Expressway opened to traffic on Dec 28, 2022.
On Dec 28, five transportation projects were announced as completed and opened to traffic, with a total construction mileage of 298 kilometers and a total investment of 20 billion yuan ($2.87 billion).
The Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City section of the G98 Hainan Island Ring Expressway is expected to be completed in 2023.
Haikou Meilan International Airport held an exercise on Nov 6 to test out the operation of its second phase and prepare for the start of formal operations on Dec 2.
All passengers entering the Haikou Meilan International Airport will have to show a negative nucleic acid test result and a green health code starting from 6 am on Aug 6, according to a notice from Haikou's pandemic prevention headquarters.
Hainan, China's island province, plans to inject 220 billion yuan ($34.4 billion) in five years to enhance its transportation infrastructure to support construction of a free trade port, according to a comprehensive transportation plan released by the provincial government on Tuesday.