A coastal road linking Huizhou’s Daya Bay area with Baguang in eastern Shenzhen is scheduled to open by the end of this year, providing a more direct route for cross-city travel and improving access to scenic destinations along the coast.

The approximately 8.2-kilometer road runs from the entrance to the Yaqian Greenway in Aotou Subdistrict, Huiyang District in Huizhou, to the boundary with Shenzhen. It forms part of Huizhou’s coastal tourism highway around Daya Bay and Honghai Bay.

The project is being built in two sections with different road configurations.

The roughly 6-kilometer section between Yaqian and the Xiaogui expressway interchange follows an existing coastal greenway. Parts of the route are being widened to accommodate motor vehicles while retaining a two-lane configuration built to China’s Class III highway standard, typically used for lower-volume local and regional roads.

Previously closed to motor traffic, the greenway winds between mountains and the sea and has been popular with cyclists and visitors exploring the shoreline. The redevelopment is intended to retain its recreational function while introducing road access.

Renderings show the planned two-lane Yaqian section (L), and the four-lane Xiaogui section of the coastal road linking Huizhou’s Daya Bay area with Baguang in Shenzhen.  

A new four-lane road is being built along the remaining 2.2-kilometer section between the Xiaogui interchange and the Shenzhen boundary at Baguang. The project will close a longstanding gap in the local road network, allowing Xiaogui residents to travel directly to Baguang without making a detour via the S30 Huizhou–Shenzhen Coastal Expressway.

The full route will also connect several waterfront destinations, including Aotou Fisherman’s Wharf, coastal parks and the villages of Yaqian and Xiaogui. Local authorities expect the improved link to support tourism and economic activity in communities along the corridor.

Site clearance is largely complete, with foundation treatment, bridge and culvert construction, and slope stabilization underway at multiple locations. Contractors are adjusting construction schedules and deploying additional workers and equipment after earlier rainfall affected progress.

The roadbed is expected to be connected along the full route before the National Day holiday in October, with the entire road scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2026.

The project area is currently closed to the public. Local authorities have warned visitors, cyclists and sightseeing vehicles not to enter the construction zone.