G3001 Zhengzhou Ring Expressway

Zhengzhou Ring Expressway
Zhengzhou Ring Expressway
郑州绕城高速公路
	Zhengzhou Southwest Ring Expressway
Route information
Length	106 km (66 mi)
Major junctions
	G30 / Henan S87 in Xingyang, Zhengzhou; Henan S85 in Erqi District, Zhengzhou; Henan S88 in Erqi District, Zhengzhou; Henan S1 in Guancheng Hui District, Zhengzhou; G4 / Henan S82 in Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou; G4 / G30 in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou
Location
Country	China
Highway system
	National Trunk Highway System; Primary; Auxiliary; National Highways; Transport in China;

The Zhengzhou Ring Expressway (Chinese: 郑州绕城高速公路), designated as G3001, is a 106-kilometre-long expressway (66 mi) in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

History

The north section, which is in concurrency with G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway, was finished in 1995 as a section of the Kaifeng-Luoyang Expressway, which is one of the earliest expressways in Henan. The east section is in concurrency with G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway, and was finished in 2004.

The south and west section, also known as Zhengzhou Southwest Ring Expressway, was finished in August 2005.^[1]

Route

The expressway forms a circle around the city of Zhengzhou. It consists of 3 parts: the Zhengzhou Southwest Ring Expressway at south and west, the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway at east and the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway to the north.

Road Conditions

East section of the expressway (G4 concurrency)

Liulin Toll Gate

The north section of the expressway (G30 concurrency)

The expressway near Huiji exit

Speed Limit

The maximum speed limit is 120 km/h for light passenger vehicles and 90 km/h for heavy vehicles. The minimum speed limit is 60 km/h.

Tolls

The expressway is currently toll-free for light passenger vehicles registered in Zhengzhou (the initial characters on licence plates are 豫A).^[2]

Other vehicles using the expressway will be tolled.

Lanes

8 lanes (4 lanes for each direction) on north section and east section (G30 - Hanghai E. Road).
6 lanes (3 lanes for each direction) on other sections.

Traffic

Some exits in the north and east, such as Huiji, Wenhua Road, Liulin, Zhengzhou New Area, Putian, etc. are often congested during rush hours.

Service Areas

Zhengzhou North Service Area
Zhengzhou East Service Area
Zhengzhou West Service Area

Connections

G30 / Henan S87 at Guangwu Interchange
G4 / G30 at Liujiang Interchange
G4 / Henan S82 at Xiangyunsi Interchange
Henan S1 at Zhengzhou South Interchange
Henan S88 at Houzhai Interchange
Henan S85 at Zhengzhou Southwest Interchange

List of Exits

In counter-clockwise order from northwest direction:

Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
G3001 (Zhengzhou Ring Expressway)
Xingyang				Guangwu Interchange	G30 / Henan S87 – Kaifeng, Luoyang, Yuntai Mountain	Continues north as S87 and west as G30
				Kexue Ave.	Kexue Avenue – Xingyang, Zhengzhou High and New Technology Zone
	10.4	6.5		Yulong	G310 (Zhengshang Road) – Xingyang, Shangjie
			12	Zhongyuan W. Rd.	Zhongyuan W. Road – Xingyang
Zhongyuan				Longhai W. Rd.	Longhai W. Road and Longhai Expressway – Xingyang
Xingyang	Zhengzhou West Service Area
Erqi				Zhengzhou Southwest Interchange	Henan S85 – Xinmi, Dengfeng
	27	17		Yingtaogou	Henan S228 (Zhengmi Highway) – Xinmi, Dengfeng
				Houzhai Interchange	Henan S88 – Yaoshan
Xinzheng				Daxue S. Rd.	Henan S227 (Daxue S. Road) – Quliang
Guancheng	38	24		Shabalihe	Henan S103 – Longhu Jingguang Expressway
Xinzheng				Xuanyuanguli	Henan S102 (Zhengxin Highway) – Longhu, Xinzheng
Guancheng				East 3rd Ring Rd. (S)	East 3rd Ring Road (southern extension)
Zhongmu				Zhengzhou South Interchange	Henan S1 – Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Zhongmu			677	Xiangyunsi Interchange	G4 / Henan S82 – Xinxiang, Kaifeng	Southern terminus of G4 concurrency; G4 exit number
Guancheng			671	South 3rd Ring Rd.	South 3rd Ring Road (eastern extension) Xin'an Road – Zhongmu	G4 exit number
			669	Hanghai E. Rd.	Hanghai E. Road	G4 exit number
			666	Putian	Shangdu Road Longhai Expressway East 4th Ring Road	G4 exit number
Jinshui			662	Zhengzhou New Area	Jinshui E. Road – Zhengdong New Area CBD, Zhengzhou East railway station Zhengkai Avenue – Kaifeng	G4 exit number
	Zhengzhou East Service Area
				North 3rd Ring Rd. (E)	North 3rd Ring Road (eastern extension)	Under planning
			657A-B (G4) 562A-B (G30)	Liujiang Interchange	G4 / G30 – Xinxiang, Kaifeng	Eastern terminus of G30 Concurrency; Northern terminus of G4 Concurrency; Continues east as G30 and north as G4
			567	East 3rd Ring Rd. (N)	East 3rd Ring Road (northern extension) – Xinxiang, Pingyuan New Area	G30 exit number
			575	Liulin	Zhongzhou Avenue	G30 exit number
			577	Huayuan Rd.	Huayuan N. Road	G30 exit number
			581	Wenhua Rd.	Wenhua N. Road	G30 exit number
Huiji			583	Huiji	Jiangshan Road – Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area Jingguang Expressway Tianhe Road	G30 exit number
Zhongyuan			585	West 3rd Ring Rd. (N)	West 3rd Ring Road (northern extension)	G30 exit number
	Zhengzhou North Service Area
			591	Gouzhao	West 4th Ring Road	G30 exit number
Xingyang			596	Guangwu Interchange	G30 / Henan S87 – Kaifeng, Luoyang, Yuntai Mountain	Western terminus of G30 Concurrency; continues north as S87 and west as G30 G30 exit number
Closed/former Concurrency terminus HOV only Incomplete access Tolled Route transition Unopened