On December 21, 1984, construction began on the Shanghai–Jiading Expressway in the city of Shanghai. The Shanghai–Jiading Expressway opened on 31 October 1988, becoming the first completed expressway in China. This expressway now forms part of Shanghai's expressway network. In December 1987, construction of the 142.69 kilometers long Jingjintang Expressway started, connecting the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, and the province of Hebei. It the first expressway in mainland China that uses a World Bank loan for international open bidding. The expressway was opened on September 25, 1993 and later became part of the G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway.