THE country’s top economic planner has given the green light to 77 billion yuan (US$12.10 billion) worth of highway and bridge projects, the latest in a spate of such approvals as the government looks to infrastructure to support economic growth.

    The projects included a feasibility study for a 23.3 billion yuan highway in the southwest province of Guizhou and a 7.3 billion yuan bridge project in the central province of Hubei, the National Development and Reform Commission said in statements posted on its website yesterday.

    One project was approved in January while the other five were approved between April and June, the statements showed.

    (SD-Agencies)