Shanghai-Hangzhou expressway and Hangzhou-Ningbo expressway are effectively used. Hangzhou becomes a highway hub to Zhejiang Province and neighboring provinces. The Beijiang-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been connected with Qiantang River, constituting waterway transport web linking the rivers, lakes and seas all over the country. No. 2 and 3 Qiantang River Bridge, Genqiu cloverleaf junction, Zhonghe overhead road (part) have been built up and put into use.
By the end of 1997, 2 bridge and 10 road projects were completed ahead of schedule. The five major communication projects that were to be built in 1998 were started in the end or 1997. The highway network in Hangzhou area have connected all the major cities and tour spots such as Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo, Nanjing, Putuoshan Mountain. The new highway underway of construction will connect Hangzhou and Nanjing( The capital of Jiangsu province ) directly.