Editing Chengdu (section)

===Metropolitan expressways===
Chengdu's transport network is well developed, and Chengdu serves as the starting point for many national highways, with major routes going from Sichuan–Shanxi, Sichuan–Tibet, and Sichuan–Yunnan.

Several major road projects have been constructed: a {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} tunnel from Shuangliu Taiping to Jianyang Sancha Lake; alteration of the National Expressway 321, from [[Jiangyang]] to [[Longquanyi]]. There will also be a road that connects Longquan Town to Longquan Lake; it is connected to the Chengdu–Jianyang Expressway and hence shorten the journey by {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}}. By the end of 2008, there are ten expressways, connecting downtown Chengdu to its suburbs. The expressways are Chenglin Expressway, extensions of Guanghua Avenue, Shawan Line, and an expressway from Chengdu to [[Heilongtan]].

The [[toll (road usage)|toll]]-free Chengjin Expressway in the east of Chengdu is {{convert|38.7|km|abbr=on}} long. It takes about half an hour to drive from central Chengdu to [[Jintang County|Jintang]].

The expressway between Chengdu to Heilongtan (Chengdu section), going to the south of the city, is {{convert|42|km|abbr=on}} long. It is also toll-free and a journey from downtown Chengdu to [[Heilongtan]] will only take half an hour.

The extension of Guanghua Avenue, going towards the west of the city. It make the journey time from [[Chongzhou]] City to Sanhuan Road to less than half an hour.

The extension of Shawan Road going north is designed for travel at {{convert|60|km/h|abbr=on}}. After it is connected to the expressways Pixian–Dujiangyan and Pixian–Pengzhou, it will take only 30&nbsp;minutes to go from Chengdu to [[Pengzhou]].