On September 29, 2012, the first portion of the expressway, in Suide County, was opened to traffic.[1] On January 19, 2020, the portion between Baishui County and Pucheng County in Weinan was opened to traffic.[2] The Yulan Expressway was fully completed on July 4, 2021, when the section from Yanchang County to Huanglong County was completed, reducing travel time from the two counties from 4 hours to 2 hours.[3]