7th Ring Road
The 7th Ring Road plan existed only in the minds of urban planners, aimed as the city's first expressway ring road which transcends the boundaries of Beijing municipality.
The size of such a 7th Ring Road, exceeding the city limits of Beijing, would actually link very distant districts and townships and expand into the neighboring provinces and cities. In essence, this wouldn't be Beijing's 7th Ring Road, but the region's "7th Ring Road".
Sources say that with the creation of a 7th Ring Road, a third airport for Beijing won't be too far away.
In 2004, the central government approved a new plan for Beijing which disposed of the idea of a 7th Ring Road.
Read more about this topic: Ring Roads Of Beijing
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