
The subgrade of the first expressway crossing the desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is finished on Nov 24, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The subgrade of the first expressway crossing the desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is finished on Nov 24, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The subgrade of the first expressway crossing the desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is finished on Nov 24, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Workers are seen at the construction site of the subgrade of the first expressway crossing the desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Nov 24, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]