On July 16, 2008 (June 14, 2008 in the lunar calendar), the second direct highway between Beijing and Tianjin was completed and opened to traffic. The Wuqing section of the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway in Tianjin was photographed on July 16. On July 16, 2008, the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway, the second direct expressway between Beijing and Tianjin, was officially completed and opened to traffic. The Beijing-Tianjin Expressway starts from the Chemical Industry Bridge on the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing City and ends at Dongjiang Port in Tianjin City. It has a total length of 147 kilometers. The main road is designed to have four upper and four lower directions and eight lanes. The Tianjin Dongli District section of the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway was photographed on July 16. Comments: Transportation preparations for the Olympics