In the first 8 months, the investment in construction of highways and waterways in Sichuan province reached nearly 180 billion yuan.

Sichuan's transportation construction has recently made important progress, striving to complete a total construction investment of 260 billion yuan for the year. Data shows that from January to August, the province's highways and waterways have completed a total construction investment of 179.95 billion yuan. The growth rate of fixed asset investment ranks second among the major economic provinces in the country. As the third province in the country to have a highway mileage exceeding 10,000 kilometers, Sichuan's highway construction is continuing to accelerate. This year, the total mileage of highways in the province will exceed 11,000 kilometers, with a planned investment of over 268 billion yuan for the year, and 3,921 kilometers of highways under construction. This year, plans call for the start of construction on 1,000 kilometers of new highways, with 7 new highway projects already underway, with a total investment of 172 billion yuan, leading the nation in terms of scale.