A few days ago, many citizens noticed that a number of roads in Lianyungang urban area were plannedDedicated public traffic channelsSo why build bus lanes?How long is the bus lane restricted?In response to some questions from the public, the relevant departments have recently given a replyWhat is a bus lane?
Bus lanes refer to lanes specially zoned in the roadways of urban roads for buses (including school buses, passenger cars with more than 17 seats and special vehicles performing tasks) for traffic during a specific period of time. Its main function is to facilitate the bus network to cope with road congestion caused by various rush hours and emergencies.
The staff of the Municipal Transportation Development Center said that in 2018, the city was selected as the third batch of pilot cities for the priority demonstration construction of public transportation in Jiangsu Province. According to the creation requirements, the minimum requirement for the city to meet the standard is 106 kilometers of bus lanes. By 2023, 52 kilometers of bus lanes have been built in the urban area, mainly BRT lanes, which is far lower than the provincial average of 168 kilometers of bus lanes. ConstructionThe bus lane is essentially the priority of the bus, mainly including the bus lane, intersection priority and other content, which can improve the speed and efficiency of our buses during peak hours.
Li Ruisheng, head of the urban passenger transport section of the Municipal Transportation Development Center: Compared with the new subway, tram and other large and medium-sized transport lines, the construction cost of bus lanes is low, the cycle is short, and the effect is fast, which is an important means to alleviate urban traffic congestion, and it is also particularly suitable for a city of our size in Lianyungang.
Which sections of Lianyungang City have bus lanes?
At the moment our city is inChaoyang Road, Haining East Road, Huaguoshan Avenue Auxiliary Road and other ten roadsBus lanes are planned, with a total length of 594 kilometers, the project has been basically completed.
So is the bus lane already in use?Relevant departments told reportersThe designation of bus lanes does not mean that they are ready for use now. Based on the experience of other cities, it takes a process from the time a bus lane is built to the time it is officially put into use.
Li Ruisheng, head of the Urban Passenger Transport Section of the Municipal Transportation Development Center: In the next step, we will fully demonstrate the relevant measures for the use and management of urban bus lanes with the public security traffic management departmentThe specific time will be officially put into use will be issued in due course, and the current urban road traffic policy of the new bus lane has not changed.
What vehicles are allowed in the bus lanes?
During the dedicated time period, buses, school buses, passenger cars with more than 17 seats and special vehicles (military vehicles, police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, etc.) are allowed to pass, and other social vehicles are prohibited from entering or occupying the bus lanes. At other times, all motor vehicles are allowed to travel in the bus lanes.
What are the dedicated hours for bus lanes?
Unlike the existing BRT lanes, which are located in the middle of the road, all of them are located on the outside of roads with two-way six lanes or more, which will have a relatively small impact on the traffic of cars on existing roads. At the same time, the bus lanes restrict the passage time of cars, which is different from the BRT lanes, and will only be used after they are put into useTraffic is restricted during the morning peak from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. during the evening peakAt other times, cars can pass freely without restrictions. The relevant departments also recommend that the general public can use public transportation more during peak hours such as commuting to and from work, and primary and secondary school students going to and from school, so as to alleviate traffic congestion in the city.
Li Ruisheng, head of the urban passenger transport section of the Municipal Transportation Development Center: In the next step, we will speed up the adjustment of the bus route network, encrypt the frequency of bus lines running on the bus lanes on the city's main roads, further improve the utilization rate of bus lanes, and provide a better travel environment for our citizens' daily travel.
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