The Hainan Island Ring Expressway (), officially the Hainan Region Ring Expressway () and designated G98, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China. Mark rules of highway route and number of national trunk highway (GB/T 917-2017). 7 September 2017. is a that encircles the island of

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in the

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History

In August 2010, the expressway was formed from the amalgamation of parts from four different expressways: * Hainan East Line Expressway (), traversing the eastern portion of the island. Leftover was a small section north of the Longqiao interchange, which was redesignated S81 and named the Haikou Connecting Line (). * Hainan West Line Expressway (), traversing the western portion of the island, along the coast * Haikou Ring Expressway (), which previously served as a bypass of the city center of

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. Leftover was a small section east of the Longqiao interchange, connecting the expressway network to

Haikou Meilan International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport is the airport serving Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, China. It is located southeast of the city center and was opened in 1999, replacing the old Dayingshan Airport located along what is now the cit ...

, which was not included in the new designation, and was renamed the Meilan Airport Connecting Line () and redesignated S82. * Sanya Ring Expressway (), which previously served as a bypass of the city center of

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. As part of this amalgamation, the kilometre zero marker of the expressway was set at the Longqiao interchange in

's Longhua District, with numbers increasing clockwise along the expressway.

Route

The Hainan Ring Expressway forms an orbital route that traverses the island of

. The expressway follows much of the coast of the island, except for a section in the east between

and

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, which takes a more inward and direct route. The

G9812 Haikou–Qionghai Expressway The Haikou-Qionghai Expressway (), designated as G9812, is an expressway located in Hainan, China. The starting point is Haikou Guilin Yang, via Wenchang, Qionghai to reach the destination Wanquan Interchange, connecting G98 Hainan Island Ring Ex ...

, which is partially complete, uses the coastal route for this stretch. G 98 Hai Nan Huan Xian Gao Su
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, over the

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. This would connect the Hainan Ring Expressway with the

G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway The Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (), designated as G15 and commonly referred to as the Shenhai Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Shenyang, Liaoning, and Haikou, Hainan. When fully complete, it will be in length ...

and G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway concurrently, which would provide a connection to the rest of the expressway system in China. A section of the expressway between the Longqiao interchange in

and the Bailian interchange in

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, originally part of the Haikou Ring Expressway, is concurrent with the

G9801 Haikou Ring Expressway The Haikou Ring Expressway (), designated as G9801, and G1501 until 2017, was a http://www.cnyangluo.com/html/200712/19/090203527.htm (chinesisch) in Haikou, Hainan, China. Opened on 6 August 2008, it is now part of G98 Hainan Island Ring Expres ...

Eastern route

The eastern portion, formerly known as the Hainan East Line Expressway, traverses through the following administrative divisions from north to south: *

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Western route

The western portion, formerly known as the Hainan West Line Expressway, traverses through the following cities from north to south: *

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* Danzhou *

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* Dongfang * Ledong Li Autonomous County *

References

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