Beijing has unveiled 10 major infrastructure construction projects for the coming five years to address some of the challenges faced by the overcrowded metropolitan area, the Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday.
The projects cover transportation, water supply, sewage, the environment and green energy, according to a plan on Beijing's major infrastructure development during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), released by the municipal commission of development and reform Friday.
By 2020, Beijing will improve and develop public and green transportation and subway and light rail track will exceed 900 kilometers from 554 kilometers as of 2015. In 90 percent of downtown locations, a subway station will be available within a radius of 750 meters.
A network of 3,200 kilometers of bike lanes will be built. By 2020, 75 percent of commuters in the urban area will take green transportation.
To ensure adequate water supply for its fast-growing population, Beijing will build or renovate 1,000 kilometers of water pipes.
Beijing spent about 916.8 billion yuan ($137.26 billion) in the 12th Five-Year Plan period from 2011 to 2015 on infrastructure construction, including a new airport, high-speed railways, urban light rail systems, a south-to-north water diversion project, sewage treatment facilities, thermal power facilities and forest parks.
Xinhua-Global Times
