Great Wall Network Jiyun Client News (Reporter Zhang Xieya) On September 7, as the last 40-meter-long T-beam slowly fell on the abutment, all 1,600 T-beams of the Luanhe Bridge Approach Bridge were installed in place. . The erection of the T-beam of the longest prefabricated extra-large bridge on Zunqin Expressway has been completed, which also means that there is a new progress in the construction of the Zunqin project.
Zunqin Expressway Luanhe Bridge Approach Bridge is under construction. Photo courtesy of Zunqin Expressway Frontline Headquarters
The Zunqin project is the largest single project under construction among the transportation infrastructure projects in Hebei Province, with a total investment of 31.4 billion yuan, and 26.8 billion yuan has been completed so far, accounting for 85% of the total investment. Subgrade engineering 95.5%, bridge and culvert engineering 88.5%, tunnel engineering 87%. Every time the project "progress bar" increases even by a few tenths, it contains the sweat of Zunqin people working hard day and night.
Zunqin Expressway Luanhe Bridge Approach Bridge is under construction. Photo courtesy of Zunqin Expressway Frontline Headquarters
"Work hard for 120 days, and it will be completed and opened to traffic by the end of the year!" In this regard, Zunqin builders are full of confidence. The reason why we have the confidence to "go big" is because there are good policies to escort them. The rapid advancement of the Zunqin Expressway project benefited from the "Six Policies and Measures for Promoting the Development of Transportation" issued by Hebei Province. For the projects under construction, the policy measures proposed to implement the project construction competition, speed up the construction of 93 key projects under construction such as Zunqin Expressway and Zhangshang Expressway, so as to ensure that there are competitions every day and assessments every month, so as to help the projects to be completed early, Early commissioning, early income.
In addition to the projects under construction, policy measures also put forward specific requirements for newly started projects and mature projects during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, clearly make good use of policies to activate new kinetic energy, and fully promote the implementation of project investment and construction. It is understood that in the first half of this year, the province's total investment in transportation fixed assets was 45.69 billion yuan, accounting for 53.1% of the annual plan.
A rural road built in Feishizhuang Village, Beidaihe District, Qinhuangdao City. Photo courtesy of Hebei Provincial Department of Transportation
The rural road construction project is also an important transportation infrastructure project.
walked into Feishizhuang Village, Beidaihe District, Qinhuangdao City. A spacious two-way asphalt road led to the deepest part of the village. This newly built rural road passed through thousands of acres of peach gardens.
"Come and taste our peaches, they're big and sweet!" 60-year-old villager Wang Yuzhu set up a small stall at the intersection, where he put up his own butter peaches and peaches . Because the peaches are big and good looking , Many passing tourists parked to buy.
"Thanks to this road, there are many tourists, and the newly picked peaches can be sold out in the village. This is our 'road to wealth'!" The rural dirt road leads to the outside of the village, and the transportation is very inconvenient, which greatly hinders the villagers' going out and the export of agricultural products.
A rural road built in Feishizhuang Village, Beidaihe District, Qinhuangdao City. Photo courtesy of Hebei Provincial Department of Transportation Today, through the construction of beautiful villages in Beidaihe District and the construction of "Four Good Rural Roads", it has not only solved the "last mile" for villagers to travel, but also solved the problem of production and sales of peaches in the village. Every spring and summer, a large number of tourists go to Feishizhuang Village to enjoy flowers and peaches. If there is demand, there will be a market. Many villagers also take this opportunity to open homestay . Through this "road to wealth", the once closed mountain village has become a well-known local celebrity check-in place.
Homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Beidaihe District, Qinhuangdao City. Photo courtesy of Hebei Provincial Department of Transportation
Since 2021, Beidaihe District has invested 64 million yuan in the construction and renovation of 31 (sections) of 63-kilometer rural roads in the district. After the renovation is completed, all rural roads in the district will be built with two lanes, all bridges will meet the second-class and above standards, and the proportion of graded roads will reach 100%, the paving rate will reach 100%, and the greening and lighting will reach 100%.
It is understood that as of August 15, Hebei Province has completed the construction and renovation of 7,062.2 kilometers of rural roads, which is 100.9% of the original annual construction task of 7,000 kilometers and 86.1% of the 8,200-kilometer annual construction task after the addition, which is higher than the original plan. It was completed a month and a half ahead of schedule at the end of September. Rural roads connect villages and cities, and connect prosperity and hope. They are becoming a new engine for rural revitalization.