G4202 Chengdu Ring Expressway

The Chengdu Ring Expressway (Chinese: 成都绕城高速公路), designated as G4202, is a ring expressway in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The six-lane expressway was opened on 16 December 2001 and it connects multiple expressways in Chengdu.^[1]

Chengdu Ring Expressway
成都绕城高速公路
Chengdu Ring Expressway in August 2019
Route information
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Existed	2001–present
Location
Country	China
Highway system
National Trunk Highway System Primary Auxiliary National Highways Transport in China
← G4201 → G4211

History

The expressway was originally called Chengdu No. 1 Ring Expressway and had a construction cost of 4.3 billion yuan, with a total length of 85 kilometers, a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour, and emergency shoulder lanes. There are 11 interchange overpasses and 30 separate overpasses along the road, which were officially opened to traffic on 16 December 2001.^[2]

Toll

Since 1 December 2019, only vehicles registered in Chengdu that are equipped with ETC devices can enjoy the preferential policy of free passage when passing the above two expressways. The county government finances the unified payment of expressway tolls. Vehicles registered in Chengdu that are not equipped with ETC devices are required to bear the expressway vehicle tolls by themselves.^[3]

References

1. "成都市规划局：正在规划将绕城高速改"四环路"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
2. 敖劳英 (2001-12-24). "85公里高速路环绕成都". 《中国汽车报》. No. 第二版. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
3. 王晓易. "注意！ 12月起成都绕城、成温邛高速只对ETC车辆免费 非ETC车辆将被收费". 搜狐新闻. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-12-24.