Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- All localities and departments have taken multiple measures to ensure a safe and orderly Spring Festival.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Ye Haoming.
It is currently the peak of travel during the Spring Festival. On the 11th, the reporter learned from the 2024 comprehensive transportation Spring Festival work class that on February 10 (the 16th day of the Spring Festival, the first day of the first lunar month), the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society was 19,45050,000 passengers, an increase of 24 over the same period in 20232%。
Specifically, the railway passenger traffic is 55650,000 person-times, an increase of 100 over the same period in 20237%；Waterway passenger traffic 5830,000 people, an increase of 35 over the same period in 20232%；Civil aviation passenger traffic 19270,000 person-times, an increase of 109 over the same period in 20237%。
The flow of people on the highway was 186.43 million, an increase of 22 over the same period in 20233%, of which, the number of non-commercial passenger cars on expressways and ordinary national and provincial roads was 174.77 million, an increase of 23 over the same period in 20235%；The commercial passenger volume of highways was 11.66 million, an increase of 6 over the same period in 20238%。
Baotong and smooth travel, all localities and departments take active actions to do a good job in the Spring Festival holiday transportation service guarantee and other work.
Xinjiang's highway and railway departments have increased capacity and improved services to ensure smooth travel for passengers. The transportation department of the autonomous region has put into operation passenger cars throughout Xinjiang, strengthened the delivery of transportation capacity and organization and scheduling in key areas; Arrange city buses and passenger shuttles at railway stations and airports, and be prepared to evacuate passengers in time under special circumstances such as passenger transfer and extreme bad weather.
Recently, China's central and eastern provinces have been affected by a wide range of drastic cooling and rain, snow and freezing weather. China Merchants Highway implements the deployment of China Merchants Group, continues to refine the plan and measures, and closely tracks bad weather such as rain, snow, freezing, strong winds, and fog. Combined with the actual situation of road section management, Yushen Expressway and other sections that are prone to ice are laid in advance on shady roads, long downhills, tunnel entrances and exits, bridge decks and other sections that are prone to ice to carry out snow melting agent spreading operations to prevent road icing.
This year's Spring Festival is the first Spring Festival after the opening of the Hainan Island Tourist Highway. Hainan Jiaotou arranged for the construction unit to conduct daily road inspections to assist in traffic diversion and liaise closely with relevant local departments. Along the main line of the highway, guide signs, theme signs and ground logos are added, and a special page is formulated in conjunction with AutoNavi, so that passengers can enter the navigation page by searching for the keyword "Hainan Ring Island Tourist Highway" to learn more information and introduction of supporting facilities such as recommended routes, parking areas, and post stations.
In order to do a good job in ensuring the safety of the Yangtze River, the long-term navigation system has taken a variety of measures to ensure the safe travel of passengers. The Banan Hai Affairs Office of the Chongqing Maritime Safety Bureau cooperated with the water police station and other water-related units to formulate emergency support plans, put forward professional opinions, and took the initiative to join the bridge Internet celebrity check-in point for service. Zhenjiang Maritime Safety Administration pays attention to the navigation conditions of ships in its jurisdiction, broadcasts navigation safety information on a rolling basis, receives ship reports in a timely manner, closely tracks weather changes, accurately collects and transmits early warning information in a timely manner, and strictly implements the relevant regulations on banning and restricting navigation.
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