合(he)六葉(xie)高(gao)(gao)速公(gong)(gong)路(lu)全長163.3公(gong)(gong)里，于2004年(nian)3月開工建設，2007年(nian)11月28日正式通(tong)車。合(he)六葉(xie)高(gao)(gao)速公(gong)(gong)路(lu)東起合(he)肥(fei)(fei)市肥(fei)(fei)東縣(xian)路(lu)口，經長豐(feng)縣(xian)雙墩鎮、肥(fei)(fei)西縣(xian)高(gao)(gao)劉鎮、六安(an)市金安(an)區(qu)(qu)城北鄉、裕安(an)區(qu)(qu)徐集鄉、霍邱縣(xian)姚李鄉止于葉(xie)集區(qu)(qu)境內，設計(ji)時速120公(gong)(gong)里。其中肥(fei)(fei)東路(lu)口～肥(fei)(fei)西長崗41.077公(gong)(gong)里；長崗～六安(an)～葉(xie)集122.238公(gong)(gong)里。合(he)六葉(xie)高(gao)(gao)速將“省會經濟(ji)圈中”合(he)肥(fei)(fei)與(yu)六安(an)兩市的距離(li)拉(la)近(jin)到56公(gong)(gong)里；合(he)六葉(xie)高(gao)(gao)速打通(tong)了合(he)肥(fei)(fei)至武漢(han)、西安(an)的高(gao)(gao)速公(gong)(gong)路(lu)連接(jie)，構成(cheng)與(yu)滬漢(han)蓉、寧西鐵路(lu)大(da)通(tong)道(dao)互補的交通(tong)運輸(shu)通(tong)道(dao)。無論(lun)對合(he)肥(fei)(fei)還是對皖西地區(qu)(qu)，合(he)六葉(xie)高(gao)(gao)速公(gong)(gong)路(lu)的建成(cheng)都(dou)具有重要的意義。
合(he)六葉(xie)高速公(gong)路是(shi)安(an)徽(hui)省“四縱八橫”公(gong)路主(zhu)骨架規劃(hua)中(zhong)的“一橫”（即(ji)南京至(zhi)合(he)肥至(zhi)葉(xie)集）的重要(yao)路段，和已建(jian)成(cheng)通車(che)的合(he)寧高速、合(he)徐(xu)高速、合(he)安(an)高速公(gong)路相(xiang)連(lian)(lian)接(jie)，形成(cheng)西(xi)部與華東地區快速通道(dao)，并且與在(zai)建(jian)的合(he)淮阜(fu)、阜(fu)陽至(zhi)六安(an)至(zhi)潛山、六安(an)至(zhi)武漢高速公(gong)路相(xiang)連(lian)(lian)接(jie)，共同(tong)構成(cheng)皖西(xi)高速公(gong)路骨架。
