The communications department of Inner Mongolia has reported that it has plans this year for 1,387 road projects in rural and pastoral areas, with a total length of 19,000 kilometers, and asphalt roads in 1,808 villages.

The overall goal is to have asphalt road covering all villages in the whole area by 2017 in response to regional Party and local government demands, according to a recent transportation work conference. By the end of this year, the percentage of villages with asphalt roads will go from 76 to 95, and workers will harden the roads in 3444 villages, for a total length of 11,000 km.