THE city transport department is planning to build a road connecting Pingshan New Zone to Yanba Expressway in Yantian District, a department meeting was told.

The government will spend about 17 billion yuan (US$2.5 billion) on 70 road projects in the zone in the next five years, to create a high-speed road network.

When the projects are completed, it will take only 10 minutes for drivers from the zone to enter the high-speed network, 20 minutes to central Longgang District and Yantian District, and 40 minutes to the city center and central Huizhou, the Daily Sunshine said.

High capacity, fast public transport would be promoted in the zone because it is not served by the Metro, the meeting was told.

Construction and renovation of public transport facilities would be piloted in some parts of the zone, the Daily said.

Citizens can log on to the Web site http://www.sztb.gov.cn for the planning details and e-mail suggestions to szjtghzx@163.com within two weeks.

Covering an area of 168 square kilometers, Pingshan New Zone is in the northeast of Shenzhen and adjacent to Huizhou City.

Source:Shenzhen Daily