G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway
Turpan–Hotan Expressway | ||||
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| تۇرپان-خوتەن چىڭسىخوزا-غۇلجا (Uyghur) | ||||
| Tuhe Expressway 吐和高速公路 | ||||
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 G3012 Expressway in Onsu County, Aksu | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of G30 | ||||
Part of  AH 4 | ||||
| Length | 1,931 km[1] (1,200 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |   G30 / G312 (Tuwuda Expressway) in Xiaocaohu, Toksun | |||
 G218 in Korla G217 in KuqaSansha Expressway in Maralbexi  G3013 in ArtuxS16 Maika Expressway in Kashgar S13 Sansha Expressway in Yarkant  G315 in YechengUnbuilt gap G315 in Karakax | ||||
| South end |  G0612 in Celle | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | China | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway (Chinese: 吐鲁番—和田高速公路, Uyghur: تۇرپان-خوتەن يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى), commonly referred to as the Tuhe Expressway (Chinese: 吐和高速公路), is a Chinese expressway that connects the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway at Xiaocaohu, in Toksun County, Turpan, with China National Highway 315 in Lop County, Hotan Prefecture. The expressway is a spur of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway and is completely in Xinjiang. It is 1,931 kilometers (1,200 mi) in length, which is unusually long for an expressway under a single sub-national administration, being vastly longer than Interstate 10 in Texas.
The expressway is fully complete from its northern terminus in Toksun to Yecheng and from Karakax County to its southern terminus in Lop County, Hotan. Only a section from Kargilik to Karakax County remains to be built. Eventually, the southern terminus will connect with the western end of the G0612 Xining–Hotan Expressway, which is currently in planning.[2]