The Yijingjing metropolitan area is an important part of Hubei's "group of three circles" development strategy.
Now, it has been more than a year since the Yijingjing metropolitan area was proposed, and what is the situation of integrated development during this period?On December 19, the press conference on the development of Yijing Metropolitan Area was held in Yichang.
Relevant leaders of the four cities and prefectures of Yichang, Jingzhou, Jingmen and Enshi attended the press conference, which introduced the development of the metropolitan area in 2023 and the work ideas for 2024.
In fact, in the preliminary arrangement of work in 2024, there is one article that I believe everyone is very interested in, which is mentioned"Explore the implementation of the highway vehicle traffic ** payment policy in the circle".
Between the four cities of Yijingjing, mainly relying on Shanghai-Rong, Shanghai-Chongqing, Erguang and other expressways, Enshi is slightly far away, of which Jingzhou is about 300 kilometers away from Enshi, and Jingmen is also roughly close.
However, the distance between Yichang, Jingzhou and Jingmen is about 80-100 kilometers, and it is distributed in a zigzag shape.
At this press conference, the proposed exploration of the highway in the circle ** payment, does it mean that the highway between these four cities can be free of charge in the future?
First of all, from the exploration of these two words, it shows that this is only a preliminary idea. The likelihood of implementation needs to be measured based on the cost and significance borne by each municipality, indicating that there is no timetable and it may not be realistic to expect free passage in 2024.
Secondly, how exactly is it free?Who is the free object?These need to wait for specific policies. Because there are many highways within the four cities of Yichang, Enshi, Jingmen and Jingzhou, there are also many transit vehicles.
According to the policy of paying for highways in many cities, most of them are point-to-point buyouts. For example, the vehicles between the Jingzhou Central Toll Station and the Wujiagang Toll Station are free, and the license plate can also be limited, such as only the number plate of 4 cities can be free, etc.
Between Jingzhou and Jingmen, and between Enshi, it will be more likely to take such a point-to-point approach.
Since it is an exploration, it is also possible to try it out between the three cities of Yichang, Jingzhou and Jingmen, and the effect is good in promoting and covering Enshi. After all, the three cities are closer to each other and communicate more frequently.
Of course, the above is just a personal analysis, because at present, the four local ** departments have only put forward such a preliminary idea, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the later stage, which may or may not succeed.
However, I probably saw a hope, that is, the four cities of Yijingjingen are expected to realize free passage of expressways. Even if it can't be achieved in 2024, there will be 2025, and there will be beyond.
Because with the construction of metropolitan areas, cities are interconnected, industries are interconnected, and population flows to increase, and the integration and development of each other is the general trend. In addition to the free expressway, it is possible that a fast track will be built between the four places in the future, which will be more convenient.
If the four cities of Yijingjing really realize free passage of expressways, what positive changes will it bring?
Clause. First, of course, the tourism industry has been greatly stimulated. The tourism resources between Jingzhou, Yichang and Enshi are very complementary, which can attract people from the plain areas to visit the natural scenery of Enshi and Yichang, and at the same time, it can also attract people from Yichang and Enshi to visit the ancient city and play Fangte in Jingzhou.
Clause. Second, increase population mobility, cross-regional employment has become a reality, and further promote the integration and development of cities.
Clause. Third, the degree of industrial synergy is higher. After breaking these barriers, the cost of material exchange in the metropolitan area will be lower, which will facilitate the attraction of more supporting enterprises to deploy across regions.
It is hoped that the expressway in Yijingjingen 4 cities will be free of charge and will arrive one day earlier, so that the residents in the circle can benefit one day earlier.