CCTV news: The May Day holiday is coming soon. The Ministry of Transport held a press conference on April 29. The relevant person in charge said that during this year’s May Day holiday, the average daily cross-regional movement of people across society is expected to reach 270 million. For more than one person, road travel is still the main force.
The Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport stated that the operation of the national highway network during the May Day holiday will show four characteristics: First, the total number of trips on the highway network is large, and the proportion of self-driving trips is high. It is expected that the average daily cross-regional flow of people across society during the holidays will reach more than 270 million, exceeding the levels of the same period in 2023 and 2019, of which the proportion of self-driving travel will reach about 80%. Second, the traffic flow on the road network is concentrated and there are many inter-provincial trips. It is estimated that the average daily traffic volume of national highways during the May Day period will be about 63.5 million vehicles, about 1.8 times the daily traffic volume, and the peak traffic volume is expected to be 67 million vehicles, showing the characteristics of inter-provincial short-distance and inter-provincial medium- and long-distance travel, and inter-provincial travel. There is a significant increase compared with the Qingming Festival holiday. Third, commercial passenger transport has recovered quickly and is running at a high level. The average daily operating passenger volume is expected to exceed 57 million, exceeding the level of the same period in 2023 and reaching 90% of the same period in 2019. The passenger volume of railway and civil aviation exceeds the level of the same period in 2019. Fourth, the tidal characteristics are prominent and congestion periods are obvious.
Guo Sheng, deputy director of the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, said that it is expected that the departure and return journeys during the May Day holiday will have strong directionality in time and flow distribution. The first two days will mainly focus on 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and the latter two days will be mainly concentrated between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. The daily hours are concentrated from 16:00 to 18:00, which is a time period prone to congestion. It is expected that expressways in and out of densely populated cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and at airports are prone to congestion and slowdowns. Expressways around popular tourist cities such as Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Changsha, and Qingdao, as well as road sections leading to popular scenic spots, will bear larger traffic flows.
Strengthen monitoring and early warning of congested road sections to improve accident handling efficiency
During this year's May Day holiday, the transportation department will strengthen monitoring, early warning, and evacuation control of congested road sections, and set up temporary road clearances at high speeds on node sections that are susceptible to bad weather and prone to accidents. Rescue first aid point.
During the May Day holiday, the Ministry of Transport stated that in principle it will not arrange highway maintenance construction operations. If it is really necessary to implement it, night construction or rapid construction methods will be adopted as much as possible. Ensure the normal operation of all toll lanes at toll stations, and work with public security and other departments to formulate and improve relevant policies on rapid handling of minor accidents and simple compensation during major holidays to improve the efficiency of accident handling. At the same time, we will strengthen the monitoring, early warning and evacuation control of congested road sections, formulate hierarchical evacuation and control plans in advance, optimize the highway obstacle clearance layout and implement rapid obstacle clearance, and determine in advance the node sections of the highway that are prone to congestion, are susceptible to severe weather, and are prone to accidents. Properly encrypt and set up temporary clearing and rescue first aid points.
Guo Sheng, deputy director of the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, said that it is expected that the highway service areas with greater charging demand during this year's May Day holiday will mainly be concentrated in the surrounding regional road networks such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta. The peak hours for charging in the service areas are mainly Focus on 11:00 to 18:00 every day.
In addition, the Ministry of Transport will also tap the potential of existing lanes, combine the actual conditions of toll stations and traffic flow characteristics, promote and guide trucks to use the rightmost lane of the highway, and explore the use of tidal lanes to solve congestion caused by uneven traffic flow in both directions on the highway. wait. We also strengthen regional coordination and linkage with the public security department, promptly share traffic control and other information, and avoid simply "letting them go" or "banning them" in case of bad weather.
(Source: CCTV.com)
