G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway

The G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway (Chinese: 清水河—伊宁高速公路, Uyghur: چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى), commonly referred to as the Qingyi Expressway (Chinese: 清伊高速公路), is a 56.36-kilometre-long-Chinese expressway (35.02 mi) in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, China. It connects the towns of Qingshuihe, in Huocheng County, and Bayandai, in Yining City (also known as Ghulja). It opened on 20 April 2009.^[1]

Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway
يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا
Qingyi Expressway 清伊高速公路
Route of the G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway in Xinjiang.
Route information
Auxiliary route of G30
Length	56.36 km[1] (35.02 mi)
Existed	20 April 2009–present
Major junctions
West end	G30 in Qingshuihe, Huocheng County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
East end	G218 in Bayandai, Yining, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
Location
Country	China
Highway system
National Trunk Highway System Primary Auxiliary National Highways Transport in China
← G3015 → G3017

Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	清水河—伊宁高速公路
Traditional Chinese	清水河—伊寧高速公路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīngshuǐhé—Yīníng Gāosù Gōnglù Wade–Giles Ch'ing1-shui3-ho2–I1-ning2 Kao1-su4 Kung1-lu4 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ceng1seoi2ho4–ji1ning4 gou1cuk1 gung1lou6
Commonly abbreviated as
Simplified Chinese	清伊高速公路
Traditional Chinese	清伊高速公路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīngyī Gāosù Gōnglù Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ceng1ji1 gou1cuk1 gung1lou6
Uyghur name
Uyghur	چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Chingsixoza–Ghulja süretlik yoli Yengi Yeziⱪ Qingsihoza–Ƣulja sürətlik yoli Siril Yëziqi Чиңсиһоза–ғулҗа сүрәтлик йоли

The expressway is an auxiliary line of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway. It branches from the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway at Qingshuihe.

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Route

The expressway begins at an interchange with the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway east of the town of Qingshuihe, in Huocheng County. It proceeds southward, crossing China National Highway 312 and paralleling much of China National Highway 218, which also connects Qingshuihe with Yining. The expressway runs beside China National Highway 218, before deviating eastward as it approaches Shuiding, the county seat of Huocheng County. It passes through the Huocheng Tunnel and then curves southward, joining China National Highway 218 again at the town of Huiyuan. The expressway returns to an easterly direction, paralleling China National Highway 218 for the rest of the route until its eastern terminus in Bayandai, in Yining City.

An extension of the expressway further eastward to the town of Dunmazha, in Yining County, called the Yining–Dunmazha Expressway, opened on December 16, 2013. It begins just before the eastern terminus of the Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway. This extension is not designated as part of G30₁₅, but instead carries the new expressway alignment of China National Highway 218.^[2]

Exit list

Location	km	mi	Exit[3]	Name	Destinations	Notes
G3016 (Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway)
Huocheng County (Korgas), Ili Kazakh, Xinjiang			0	Qingshui Interchange	G30 – Jinghe County
			1	G312 – Lucaogou, Qingshuihe		Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
			16	G218 – Huocheng		Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
			19	Huocheng Interchange	X723 – Huocheng, Sarbulaq (Sa'erbulake)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
			28A	Huiyuan Interchange	G218 – Huiyuan, XPCC 66th Regiment
	Huiyuan East Toll Booth
Yining (Ghulja), Ili Kazakh, Xinjiang			42	66th Regiment Interchange	G218 – XPCC 66th Regiment	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only
				G218 Yining–Dunmazha Expressway – Dunmazha
				Bayandai Interchange	G218 – Yining	Exit to eastbound G218 only; entrance from westbound G218 only
Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       HOV only       Incomplete access        Tolled       Route transition       Unopened

References

1. Xinjiang: Qingyi Expressway opens. China Highways. (in Chinese)
2. 国道218线伊宁至墩麻扎高速公路项目地源热泵系统工程招标公告. (in Chinese)
3. 搜狗地图 (Map). Cartography by Sogou Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2013. (in Chinese)