Photo shows workers working on the Lhasa-Maizhokunggar section of Lhasa-Nyingchi Highway. (Photo/Chinatibetnews.com)

With a total length of 409.2 kilometers, Lhasa-Nyingchi Highway starts in Newu District, Lhasa City and end in Bayi Town, Nyingchi County. It is four lanes wide and is designed to be 80 kilometers per hour. The static investment is estimated to be 38 billion yuan RMB.

At present, parts of the Lhasa-Maizhokunggar section has been covered with asphalt and it is planed to be totally completed by the end of June.