BEIJING — From building new expressways to renovating shipping channels, China has been briskly expanding and upgrading its transport networks this year in an effort to drive up investment and boost development. On Aug 30, a new expressway passage linking Yetimbulak township and Ruoqiang county in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened to traffic, becoming the third expressway connecting the region with outside locations. The construction of an underwater tunnel that will form part of a highway bridge linking South China's Shenzhen and Zhongshan achieved landmark progress a week ago, with 30 of its 32 immersed tubes successfully connected. And a container terminal project at Shanghai's Yangshan port has passed expert review and will break ground at the end of October. (....)