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　　The express way is not only a bridge leading acountry into modernization, but also an essentialcondition for the development of moderntransportation. In recent years, China's expressways have experienced a flourishing development, with a total mileage of 96,000 kilometers by 2012，ranking the second in the world. The totalmileage will reach 108,000 kilometers after the construction of the national express waynetwork is completed. By then, over 90% of the cities with an urban population of morethan 200,000 will have been covered. Express ways create new development opportunities andspace for road transportation, adding vitality to the economic take-off along the way. Nowadays, it has become one of the most important factors in driving the domestic demandand fuelling the rapid development of economy.