Xizang's highway network grows to 125,200 kilometers

The Xizang autonomous region's efforts to build a modern transportation network brought its total length of highways open to traffic to 125,200 kilometers by the end of 2025.

According to data released by the regional transport authority on Thursday, the region carried out 167 rural road construction projects in 2025. These projects provide hard-surfaced road access to 14 towns and 231 administrative villages, raising the road accessibility rate to 100 percent and 92.48 percent, respectively.

Additionally, infrastructure upgrades focused on improving safety and public transport. More than 170 dilapidated rural bridges were renovated during the year, while bus services were extended to 28 additional villages. As a result, bus connectivity is now in place in 623 towns and 3,902 administrative villages across the region, the authority said.

In total, 6,595 kilometers of rural roads were built or upgraded in 2025, bringing the region's overall rural road network to 94,400 kilometers.