On December 16, the strongest cold wave this winter hit Guangdong, and the road surface temperature of the Beijing-Zhuhai-North Expressway in the mountainous area of northern Guangdong plummeted by more than 10 compared with the previous day. At 13:40 at noon on the same day, the Meihua to Bridge section of the Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway was closed, and vehicles were diverted to Leguang Expressway.
The section from Meihua to Daqiao of Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway is located in the high-altitude mountainous area of northern Guangdong, with a maximum altitude of about 808 meters and a long downhill section of 12 kilometers. At 12 noon on December 16, due to the cold wave, the road guardrail of the Yunyan section from Meihua to the middle of the bridge was icy, and the road surface temperature was as low as -19, and the road section is accompanied by rain and fog, and the visibility is only 50 meters at least.
With the gradual decrease in temperature, in order to avoid affecting driving safety, the traffic police decided to implement two-way temporary traffic control on the Meihua to Bridge section of the Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway at 13:40 on December 16.
During the control period, the entrance of Pingshi Station and Meihua Station of the Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway to Guangzhou will be closed, and the southbound main line vehicles will be diverted from Meihua Station to the exit of GuangzhouThe entrances of Ruyuan Station, Dongtian Station and Daqiao Station to Hunan are closed, and northbound main line vehicles are diverted from Ruyuan Daqiao Station to Hunan exit.
At present, the Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway has launched the early warning response to the emergency plan for ice and snow weather disasters, and the "anti-ice and smooth team" composed of road administration, traffic police and maintenance personnel are all in place, 24 hours a day in turn to station the icy road section, real-time monitoring of road temperature and icing, and through the information board along the line, warning signs to release "road icing, cautious driving" and other reminder information to ensure the safe and smooth travel of drivers and passengers.
In order to effectively cope with the cold wave weather, the Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway has previously launched the Meihua North anti-ice materials warehouse, with a reserve of more than 120 tons of snow melting agent, 230 snow chains, 540 traffic cones, and 130 shovels.
Tips: According to the Meteorological Bureau**, the cold weather lasts for a long time, and rain, snow and ice may occur in the alpine mountains of northern Guangdong.
Text and picture reporter **Yang correspondent Shen Gao, Qin Tian, Gao Xiaozhen.