120,000 km of roads operational in Tibet in 2021

LHASA -- In 2021, the total length of roads operational exceeded 120,000 km in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, local authorities said Thursday.

In Tibet, five townships and 67 administrative villages gained access to hard roads in 2021. This made hard roads reach to 94.55 percent of the region's total townships and 77.94 percent of the total administrative villages by the end of the year, according to the regional transport department.

Authorities in Tibet accelerated 15 key construction projects last year, including the middle section of the highway from the regional capital Lhasa to Xigaze.