Having played a pivotal role in shoring up economic momentum against headwinds in the past few years, infrastructure, this year — when China has seen many other economic engines vrooming again fueled by supportive measures in various fields — is still seen by experts as a key economic driver for China over the short term. Investment in infrastructure construction is expected to continue to expand in the first few months of this year and log a growth figure between 10 percent and 15 percent in January, said a recent report by CITIC Securities. As a highlighted part in the plan issued by the State Council, the nation's Cabinet, in December, the role of infrastructure construction in expanding domestic demand has been prioritized by many high-level meetings, said Ming Ming, chief economist at CITIC Securities. (....)