G3019 Bole–Alashankou Expressway

The G3019 Bole–Alashankou Expressway (Chinese: 博乐-阿拉山口高速公路), commonly referred to as the Bo'a Expressway (Chinese: 博阿高速公路), is an expressway under construction between Jinghe County and Alashankou in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It will serve as a connection between Alashankou, which serves as a major border crossing between China and Kazakhstan known as the Alataw Pass, and the county-level city of Bole. The expressway is an auxiliary route of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway.

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Bole–Alashankou Expressway
博乐-阿拉山口高速公路
Bo'a Expressway
博阿高速公路
Route information
Auxiliary route of G30
Length72.44 km[1] (45.01 mi)
Major junctions
West end G30 in Jinghe County, Bortala, Xinjiang
East end G3018 in Bole, Bortala, Xinjiang
Location
CountryChina
Highway system
G3018 G3021

Despite its name, the expressway begins just south of the county-level city of Bole, in Jinghe County, and terminates south of Alashankou, at an interchange with the future G3018 Jinghe–Alashankou Expressway, near the present-day Bole railway station on the Northern Xinjiang railway. The G3018 Jinghe–Alashankou Expressway will continue northward to Alashankou.[2] The expressway will be 72.44 kilometres (45.01 mi) in length and is expected to open by the end of 2018.[1]

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