G3013 Kashgar–Erkeshtam Expressway


The Kashgar–Erkeshtam Expressway, commonly referred to as the Kayi Expressway and designated G3013, is a in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It connects the county-level city of Artux, north of the city of Kashgar, and Erkeshtam, a border checkpoint between China and Kyrgyzstan. The expressway is a spur of the G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway, however it is only connected to its parent via the G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway.

Route

The Kashgar–Erkeshtam Expressway begins in the east at the Takuti Bridge of the G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway, in the county-level city of Artux. It traverses westward through Ulugqat County, through the village of Ulugqat, which serves as the Chinese immigration checkpoint, before terminating at the border with Kyrgyzstan at Erkeshtam.
The highway is not built to expressway standards for its entire length. Its length is, but only of that is expressway-grade and the rest is second-grade highway, consisting of of newly built roadway and of upgraded roadway.