Suzhou Industrial Park Urban Renovation & Development Co., Ltd. announced that the Xinghua Street section of Suzhou Zhonghuan (Central Ring) Expressway was open for traffic on December 16, which would relieve some traffic pressure on Xingtang Street. The 6km north-south expressway on the ground crosses Suhong Road, Shenhu Road, Dongshahu Road, Xiandai Avenue, Zhongyuan Road, Fangzhou Road, Zhongxin Avenue, Gangtian Road, and Jinji Lake Avenue. The elevated road is to be ready for traffic before the end of 2014.