17 June 2010 – Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport approved a feasibility study of Tongzhou-Yangkou Port Highway. According to the website of Nantong Development and Reform Commission, the construction of the Tongzhou-Yangkou Port Highway is expected to commence in the green, with the green light given.

Tongzhou-Yangkou Port Highway will link from Xingdong Town of Tongzhou to Yangkou Port connecting to the Nantong-Qidong highway. It will stretch east-north to Tongzhou and Rudong. It will link to the seafront high class highway which will soon commence construction and the Gold Bull Island under planning. The 52.1 km Tongzhou-Yangkou Port Highway will be constructed in 2 phases. The estimated project cost is RMB3,450 million.