Abstract:In the process of the development of big cities in China, various new urban areas continue to emerge, and are connected with the old urban areas through the express roads. The expressway has become an important transportation infrastructure in new urban areas, is the backbone network of the whole road network, and is the planning core of the urban transportation system. Taking Zhongxin Knowledge Town in Guangzhou as an example, the relationship between the urban expressway network and urban form, function, planning and development is analyzed, the impact of the expressway network system on traffic efficiency, urban landscape image and comprehensive competitiveness is discussed, and the planning and design of urban expressway are enriched in order to meet the needs of the current construction and development of expressway, which provides the reference for the planning of expressway network in new urban areas.