The National Expressway Network has been built 78.5%

Dai Dongchang, chief planner of the Ministry of Transport, stated at the press conference of the National Highway Network Plan (2013-2030) of the State-run Office of Newcomers on the 20th that the national expressway network has been built at 78.5% and will be basically completed by the end of the “Twelfth Five-year Plan”. Completed.

Dai Dongchang said that since the reform and opening up, China has introduced three national-level trunk highway plans. These three plans have played a key role in the construction of highway traffic in China, especially the construction of main highways. Effectively guided the rapid and orderly development of China's main highway traffic. In fact, through the implementation of the three plans, and the rapid development of road transportation construction during the years of reform and opening up, the state of the early highway traffic has been seriously lagging behind and bottlenecks have been constrained, leading to a historic shift from basic remission to basic adaptation. The transformation has effectively supported China’s rapid economic and social development. However, along with the economic and social development, while the planning and construction of China's highway network has achieved great results, some new contradictions and problems have also emerged.

First of all, the old national road network plan that was originally mentioned in 1981 was a trial scheme. In fact, it has not been substantially adjusted for over 30 years, and has been fine-tuned locally. After more than 30 years of highway construction and development, especially the construction of expressways, some sections of the original national road network have been occupied, and some road sections have been declining. The original positioning is no longer adaptable and needs adjustment. In addition, after more than 30 years, the original national network has become discontinuous and incomplete. Another big problem is that its coverage is seriously inadequate. There are more than 900 counties across the country and our national roads are not covered.

Second, the three plans, of which two are the planning of the main line, one is the planning of the national road trunk line, and the other is the national highway network plan. Some of the plans have been basically completed, and the planning of the national trunk road has been completed several years ago. The planning of the “7918” national highway network has already completed 78.8%, and most of them have been under construction. According to our national goals, the "Five" can basically be completed. This is a situation that also requires future development of highways for the main line and has a long-term guidance on planning.

The highways that have been built, especially the ones built in the early days, have become unfavorable, and some of them have insufficient access capacity. The highways do not completely cover the newly added urban population of more than 200,000, and 29 prefecture-level administrative centers. There is also no connection. This is the important node and object of the connection.

On the whole, the original three national-level plans have more obvious characteristics of periodical construction. All face an urgent need for revision and adjustment. Just mentioned that the plan has not been adjusted for more than 30 years, and most of the latter two plans have already been completed. Therefore, it is obviously difficult for existing plans to meet the needs of the country's long-term road traffic development. In order to better support China's economic and social development, and meet the requirements of building a well-to-do society and modernization building in an all-round way, we need to make strategic plans for the long-term development of our highway construction and design from the top floor.

Therefore, the preparation of national road network planning from the perspective of strategy and top level is very necessary and urgent. It reflects the objective requirements for the development of China's highway traffic. It should be said that the "Planning" has been prepared and promulgated. It not only solves some of the real problems in the development of China's highway traffic, especially the construction of main highways, but also guides China. The long-term development of highway transportation, especially of mainline highways, has a strategic significance, so I think the background and necessity of the "Planning" is very important.

The question of effective convergence has always been a problem that we are very concerned about in this "planning" process. It has always been an important issue throughout the planning process. Because road traffic is the most basic mode of transportation in the entire integrated transport system, it provides a door-to-door omni-directional, point-by-line connection of the entire transport mode. In addition to the basic nature, it is also able to jointly unite with the main channels of railways and inland river water transport and water transport to form the functions of main roads and integrated transportation main roads. Therefore, in the preparation of this plan, it is placed in the integrated transport system. Against a large background, planning it with the requirements of the construction of an integrated transport system is the goal we have always pursued, and the key to our understanding and attention.

Dai Dongchang stated that the formulation of the "Plan" itself is a major decision to effectively construct an integrated transport system. The planning process has just been mentioned. However, everyone has noticed in recent years that the state has successively issued plans for coastal ports, plans for inland navigation and medium and long-term civil aviation. Planning. The railway's mid- and long-term plans have also made some adjustments in recent years. In this case, road traffic should adapt to development, especially to match the construction of modern transportation systems. Only timely adjustment and improvement at the planning level can better serve the construction of an integrated transportation system.

Under the guidance of a series of highway special plans such as the National Highway Network Plan, highway traffic can better play its own advantages in the future and better serve the construction and development of an integrated transportation system.