新疆塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地将再兴建一条新的公路 ,从沙漠南缘的和田北上 ,连接新建的绿洲城市阿拉尔以及南疆城市阿克苏。据悉 ,目前技术人员正在进行勘察设计 ,该公路力争在 2 0 0 4年完成前期准备工作 ,2 0 0 5年正式开工建设。这条沙漠公路的建设 ,将有利于全国重点扶贫地区和 In the hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, another new highway will be built, starting from the north of Hetian in the southern margin of the desert and connecting the newly established Oral City of Alar and the southern Xinjiang city of Aksu. It is learned that at present technicians are carrying out survey and design. The highway will strive to complete the preparatory work in 2004 and officially start construction in 2005. The construction of this desert highway will benefit the country’s key poverty alleviation areas and