G3612 Pingdingshan–Yichang Expressway

The G3612 Pingdingshan–Yichang Expressway (Chinese: 平顶山至宜昌高速公路), also referred to as the Pingyi Expressway (Chinese: 平宜高速公路), is an expressway in China that connects Pingdingshan, Henan to Yichang, Hubei.^[1]

Pingdingshan–Yichang Expressway
平顶山－宜昌高速公路
Pingyi Expressway 平宜高速公路
Route information
Auxiliary route of G36
Major junctions
North end	G36 in Pingdingshan, Henan
South end	G42 in Yichang, Hubei
Location
Country	China
Highway system
National Trunk Highway System Primary Auxiliary National Highways Transport in China
← G3611 → G3613

Route

Henan

Pingdingshan to Nanyang

See also: S83 Lankao–Nanyang Expressway

The original S83 Lannan Expressway section from Pingdingshan to Nanyang, has a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour and was opened to traffic on 12 December 2004.^[2][3]

Nanyang to Xinye

The section from Nanyang to Xinye has a total length of around 60 kilometers.^[4][5]

Hubei

Map of the Pinyi Expressway in Hubei

Xinye to Xiangyang

The section from Xinye to Xiangyang has a total length of around 70 kilometers.

Xiangyang to Yichang

The Xiangyi Expressway starts from the South Outer Ring Road of Xiangyang City, passes through Xiangcheng District, Nanzhang County, Yuan'an County, Dangyang, and connects with the G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway in Yiling District.

The route is 156 kilometers long and had a construction period of 48 months. Upon completion, the expressway travel time between Yichang and Xiangyang was shortened from 3 hours to 1.5 hours.