BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in road and waterway infrastructure saw steady expansion in the first four months of the year, data from the Ministry of Transport shows.
Fixed-asset investment in road and waterway infrastructure rose 7.3 percent year on year to 729.5 billion yuan (about 107.51 billion U.S. dollars) during the period, according to the ministry.
In breakdown, the country's fixed-asset investment in road construction climbed 7.7 percent year on year, while that for waterway infrastructure edged up 0.8 percent from the same period last year.
Aerial photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Yangbaoshan grand bridge along Guiyang-Huangping Highway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows a view of the New Chuxiong-Dali Expressway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Aerial photo taken on April 9, 2022 shows a container ship by the Beijiang Port Area of Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Aerial photo taken on March 7, 2022 shows containers at Lianyungang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)■