G3013 Artux–Erkeshtam Expressway

The Artux–Erkeshtam Expressway (Chinese: 阿图什—伊尔克什坦高速公路, Uyghur: ئاتۇش-ئەرکەشتام سۇرئەتلىك یولى), commonly referred to as the Ayi Expressway (Chinese: 阿伊高速公路) and designated G3013, is a 213.9-kilometre-long roadway (132.9 mi) in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang.

[1] It connects the Artux city and Ulugqat County of Kizilsu.

[2] It travels westward through Ulugqat County, through the village of Ulugqat (also known as Wuqia), which serves as the Chinese immigration checkpoint,[3] before terminating at the border with Kyrgyzstan at Erkeshtam.

The highway is not built to expressway standards for its entire length.

[1] The route and terminus were renamed several times, originally combined with G3012 as "Turpan–Hotan–Erkeshtam Expressway", then in 7918 network G3013 is split from G3012, called "Kashgar–Erkeshtam Expressway".