The Wuhan-Huangshi Expressway is the first expressway in Hubei Province and has an important oneEconomywithTransportationSignificance. Recently, the reconstruction and expansion project of this section of the road officially startedInvestmentsup to 73700 million yuan, will realize the widening of two-way eight lanes. This project is important to improve the traffic capacity of the Wuhan-Huangzhou Expressway and promote the Wuhan New CityEconomyIndustrial development is of great strategic significance. This article will describe in detail the background, needs and planning of the Wuhuang Expressway reconstruction and expansion project, and whether tolls will be restarted after the widening.
The Wuhuang Expressway Reconstruction and Expansion Project is an important part of Wuhan New TownTransportationFacility project, totalInvestmentsup to 73700 million yuan. The project has served as a connection since it was opened to traffic in 1991Wuhan Cityand Yellowstone City, an important passage for the promotion of both placesEconomyDevelopment and people-to-people exchanges play an important role. The commencement of the reconstruction and expansion project marks that Hubei Province attaches great importance to the project, and it is also one of the specific measures for the implementation of the Wuhan New City plan. After the reconstruction and expansion, the Wuhan-Huang Expressway will become the Wuhan New City Group and Huangshi-DayeAn important link in the formation of the group, it is important to promote Wuhan New CityEconomyIndustrial development is of great strategic significance.
The Wuhuang Expressway currently has a 32-year history of opening to traffic, and the road condition is gradually deterioratingTraffic flowIt is also increasing year by year. The original four-lane lane is no longer able to meet the growing demandTransportationThe demand, therefore, to carry out the widening of the highway isImperativeChoice. In addition, it is the largest in AsiaFreightAirport——EzhouThe opening and operation of Huahu Airport will giveEzhouAnd Yellowstone brings hugeFreightTherefore, the Wuhuang Expressway, as an important highway passage in the multimodal collection and distribution system of Huahu Airport, is widened to adapt to the futureFreightTransportation needs. In addition, according to Wuhan New CityTransportationPlanning, Wuhuang Expressway is part of the Middle Passage, which connects Optics Valley East and Huangshi, and is the Wuhan New City ExpresswayTransportationThe backbone road network in the network has a huge role in promoting the construction of the backbone expressway network system of Wuhan New Town.
The Wuhan metropolitan area has received great attention at the national level and is listed as part of the national strategy. As a concrete practice of Hubei Province to implement the state-approved Wuhan metropolitan area plan, Wuhan New Town has an important status and mission. According to the Wuhan New City Plan, Wuhan, Hubei and Huanghuang will become the core of Wuhan New Town, and the plan includes a comprehensive trackTransportationsystem, high-speed rail system, urban fast rail system, fast road system, etc. As the middle passage, the Wuhan-Huang Expressway is connected to the Wuhan New City Group and Huangshi-DayeAn important link for the formation of the group, for the promotion of Wuhan New CityEconomyIndustrial development is of great strategic significance. Moreover,EzhouHuahu Airport is the largest airport in AsiaFreightAirports play an important role at home and abroad. According to the planning of Hubei Province, Huahu Airport will be in the future withWuhan CityThe subway lines are even connected to Tianhe Airport, forming a strong air transport pattern of "Huahu Airport and Tianhe Airport" dual hubs in Wuhan City Circle. This will have a significant impact on the rise of the central region andYangtze River Economic BeltDevelopment has had an important impact and helped Hubei become an important fulcrum for the rise of central China.
At present, the Wuhuang Expressway has been free of charge for 31 years. After December 11, 2022, the Wuhuang Expressway will stop tolling. From this point onwards, the highway section from the Wudong toll station to the Huangshi toll station will be free of charge. The implementation of the free passage policy has greatly reduced the travel cost of drivers in Wuhan and Huangshi, and promoted both placesEconomyDevelopment and personnel exchanges. On the other hand, the free-pass policy also attracts more tourists to YellowstoneAttractions:play, further promote the two placesEconomyDevelop. Therefore, judging from the current situation, there is no clear information on whether tolls will be restarted after the widening of the Wuhuang Expressway.
The commencement of construction of the Wuhuang Expressway Reconstruction and Expansion Project is for Wuhan New City and Huangshi CityTransportationAn important initiative for development. This project in totalInvestmentsUp to 73700 million yuan, will realize the widening of two-way eight lanes, improve the traffic capacity of the road section. After the reconstruction and expansion, the Wuhuang Expressway will become Wuhan New CityEconomyAn important part of industrial development and Wuhan New City planning. At the same time, the renovation and expansion are also designed to adapt to the futureFreightdemand andTransportationPlanning. After the completion of the reconstruction and expansion of the Wuhuang Expressway, there is no clear information on whether the toll will be restarted, and further attention needs to be paid to the relevant policies and decisions. However, the policy of free passage has been important for the promotion of both places over the past 31 yearsEconomyDevelopment and people-to-people exchanges have played a positive role. Therefore, whether to reinstate the charging needs to be further observed and the relevant factors and decisions are made.