Nation to build, upgrade 100,000-km rural roads

The draft regulation on rural roads, which was recently approved by the State Council, will further the nation's push to improve rural transportation and support rural revitalization, experts said.

The comments came as the nation's Cabinet approved a draft regulation on rural roads during an executive meeting on Friday. Building higher-quality rural roads should be placed high on the rural development agenda, and those which do not meet technical requirements be renovated to achieve qualified standard as soon as possible, the meeting said.

It also stressed effective investment, road maintenance and management to extend the service life of rural roads.