**The Meteorological Observatory predicts that a new round of cold wave weather will affect most parts of China from the 17th to the 22nd, and there will be severe cooling and widespread rain and snow in the central and eastern regions. At the peak of the return period of the Spring Festival, the chief forecaster of the ** Meteorological Observatory predicted that due to the influence of rain and snow, the meteorological risk of highway traffic was relatively high, and it was prone to snow and ice accumulation on the road, resulting in traffic congestion.
What are the characteristics of the return trip of the Spring Festival?In the case of a cold wave on the return journey of the Spring Festival, how to resolve the blockage and ensure smooth flow?Let's listen to the introduction of Chen Jie, deputy director of the Road Network Center of the Ministry of Transport.
What are the characteristics of the return trip of the Spring Festival?
Chen Jie, Deputy Director of the Road Network Center of the Ministry of Transport: During the Spring Festival holiday, the national highway traffic showed a rapid upward trend, and the average daily traffic of the national highway was 57.53 million vehicles in the first six days of the Spring Festival holiday (February 10 to 15), an increase of 19 over the same period in 202315%。On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the national highway traffic reached 70.17 million vehicles, an increase of 12 over the same period last year11%, breaking through the peak traffic during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays in 2023, hitting a record high.
February 16 is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the flow of visiting relatives and tourism is superimposed on the return flow, and the national highway network will continue to return to the peak, and some sections of the road will have short-term congestion and slow down. On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the road network transportation situation mainly presents the following characteristics:
First, the characteristics of ultra-large flow are obvious. From 0 to 12 o'clock on the 16th, the total flow of highways in the country was 29.65 million vehicles, about twice the daily situation, and the road network was still running at a high level.
Second, the return traffic is obviously concentrated. Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Wuhan and other major cities return to the direction of the highway traffic pressure, some sections of the road congestion slowed down.
Third, the service area in some areas has a large flow and is relatively busy. Beijing-Shanghai Expressway Jiangsu Meicun Service Area, Guangling Service Area, Wushen Expressway Guangdong Chengkou Parking Area and other service areas have high saturation, please make a plan for refueling, charging and rest in advance for the driver and passenger friends on the road to facilitate the return arrangement.
The return journey of the Spring Festival encountered a cold wave.
How to resolve the blockage and ensure smooth flow?
According to the forecast of the ** Meteorological Observatory, starting from the 17th, affected by the cold wave, most areas of China will experience a temperature "roller coaster", accompanied by a wide range of rain and snow, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou still have freezing rain, which is very unfavorable to the return of the Spring Festival. In the case of a cold wave on the return journey of the Spring Festival, how to resolve the blockage and ensure smooth flow?
Chen Jie, Deputy Director of the Road Network Center of the Ministry of Transport: First, do a good job in ensuring key services for the return peak. Combined with the characteristics of the return peak flow, we further strengthened the research and analysis, and released the information on the congested slow road sections and busy service areas from the 17th to the 18th, and the information to guide the public to travel reasonably through multiple channels. At the same time, strengthen the monitoring and scheduling of high-flow areas, important facilities, and key points, and do a good job in emergency response and information release and other service guarantee work, so as to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of the highway network. The main measures include strengthening the management of highway maintenance and construction operations, strengthening the diversion of congested road sections, improving the traffic capacity of toll stations, optimizing wrecker clearance, implementing rapid obstacle clearance, and improving traffic security in bad weather, so as to better balance the flow of the road network, reduce congestion, and improve the efficiency of vehicle traffic. In particular, for service areas that may be congested, guide the service guarantee work such as charging, refueling, parking, and catering for returning passengers.
The second is to focus on dispatching the highway departments in Xinjiang, which is currently affected by snowfall, and Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and other places that may be affected from the 17th to the 22nd, so as to do a good job in dealing with a new round of low temperature weather. Prepare in advance for personnel, equipment, materials, etc., strengthen monitoring and early warning, do a good job in road network control and information release, and guide the public to travel reasonably.
The third is to do a good job in the monitoring and scheduling of thermal coal transportation channels. We will continue to strengthen the monitoring and scheduling of the operation of 11 corridors in 7 provinces, including Hebei and Shanxi, and guide relevant provinces to do a good job in dredging and ensuring smooth congestion, so as to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of thermal coal road transportation channels.