Abstract:The construction of expressways in mountainous areas of the Sichuan Plateau is of great significance in promoting the ethnic unity, maintaining the stability, eliminating the poverty and giving full play to the function of emergency channels. However, due to complex terrain and geology, variable weather, fragile ecology, large engineering scale and poor economic benefits, the progress of construction has been slow. Combined with the characteristics of low traffic volume, high investment and ecological environment control requirements, the expressways with the small traffic flow are defined. The key indicators affecting investment and ecological environment control are analyzed, and the sectional composition of one of the key indicators is explored. According to the characteristics of small traffic flow, the targeted control measures are proposed to achieve the coordination and consistency between the engineering feasibility and the regional sustainable development.