Nantong city set to develop transport network

It takes 90 minutes to travel from Nantong to Shanghai by car. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Nantong city -- located in East China's Jiangsu province -- plans to invest 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) in developing its transport network in 2021 and construction of the Zhangjiagang-Rugao cross-river railway along the northern banks of the Yangtze River will also kick off this year, according to local media reports on March 1.