2010-12-15 13:29

BOME, Tibet - Construction of the tunnel of a highway that links Tibet's Metok county to the outside is completed when explosive ripped through the end of the 3,310-meter tunnel at 10 am Wednesday.

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Metok county is China's last county that has no highways.

With the completion of the tunnel, Metok will soon be linked to the outside with a highway that is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2011.