随着平陆运河即将完工，中国正考虑一个更大的项目：湘桂运河。这一300公里长的水道将从中心省份延伸至北部湾，形成一条跨越3200公里的走廊。
中国已几乎完成耗资100亿美元的平陆运河，该运河连接中国内陆与东南亚。现在，北京正在考虑建造一个更大的水道，即湘桂运河。
湘桂运河将是一条300公里（186英里）长的水道，作为新平陆运河的延伸，为中国内陆中心城市的城市提供直达北部湾（中国称北部湾）的通道。如果建成，它将使中国创建一个庞大的水道网络——被称为“汉湘桂走廊”——从北到南跨越3200公里，横贯陕西、湖北、湖南和广西四个省份。
该项目的命运仍不确定，因为建造湘桂运河将极其昂贵，估计成本为1500亿元人民币（216亿美元），是平陆运河成本的两倍多。
但是，广西新水道即将开通，这提高了该项目推进的可能性，长沙科技大学交通运输学院教授卢毅表示：“时机已成熟”进行此类项目。
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