According to the related department, the 4-lane section from Ningbo to Shangyu of Hangzhou-Ningbo Express way has been put into trial operation from the afternoon of Aug. 8. Based on the current construction progress, the four-lane section from Shangyu to Ningbo can be completed and put into use by the end of this year. By that time, the dual 4-lane expressway between Hangzhou and Ningbo will be expanded to dual 8-lane expressway, which will become one of the widest expressways of the country like Shenyang-Dalian Expressway and Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.