In 2007, Tibet continued accelerating highway construction. The construction of such trunk roads as the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, Yunnan-Tibet Highway, Xinjiang-Tibet Highway and China-Nepal Highway and asphalt road in Tungxian county, as well as roads in rural areas, was remarkably quickened. The provincial and national highways enjoyed better traffic condition.

Tibet has also worked actively to adjust the road transportation structure, adding regular buses and tourist buses on popular routes and opening seven new routes for passenger traffic in rural areas. Lhasa Newu Passenger Transportation Station and nine county-level passenger transportation stations met the demands of economic and social development and have promoted growth of the transportation industry in an all-round way. At the end of 2007, highways open to traffic stretched 486,000 km, increasing by 3,798 km from 2006, of which, paved roads extended 2,537 km, a rise of 553 km. Another five counties gained access to asphalt roads. Currently ,some 612 towns and 3,525 administrative villages in Tibet have gained access to highways, accounting for 92 percent and 71 percent respectively of the regional total. The asphalt roads extend 4,714 km in 43 counties. A highway network mainly comprised of five national highways which connect the towns and villages and extend beyond the region has preliminarily been formed. This makes it possible for more andmore farmer and herders to get out of the remote montains and plains and enter the market economy. By the end of 2007, the total number of motor vehicles for civilian use reached 159,100, up 12.6 percent over 2006.

(Source: China's Tibet Facts & Figures 2008 )