How the World's Longest Highway Tunnel Conquers the Tianshan Mountains?

China Opens World's Longest 22 Km Expressway Tunnel In Xinjiang

China on Friday opened to traffic a 22.13-km-long tunnel, which it claimed to be the "world's longest", in Xinjiang province.

Xinjiang opens world's longest expressway tunnel

An expressway in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened to traffic on Friday, making its 22.13-kilometer tunnel officially the world's longest.

China’s mega expressway tunnel opens in Xinjiang, halves north-south travel time

The project is the biggest of its kind in the world and is expected to help forge stronger regional and international links.

How the World's Longest Highway Tunnel Conquers the Tianshan Mountains?

BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 26, 2025, the 22.13-kilometer Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest highway tunnel, officially opened to traffic today, making traveling between northern and southern Xinjiang more convenient and shortening the journey from Urumqi to Korla from seven hours to three hours and a half. Full story available on Benzinga.com