On February 8, the Highway Development Center of the Hubei Provincial Department of Transportation issued the "2024 Spring Festival Holiday Trunk Road Travel Guide in Hubei Province". According to the analysis of the operation monitoring of the province's highway network during the Spring Festival holiday over the years, it is expected that the overall operation of the road network during the Spring Festival this year will show a trend of "low before and then high, rising day by day", and the average daily traffic will increase significantly compared with weekdays, mainly for small passenger cars to visit relatives.
Free pass policy
Toll Road Free Period:From 0:00 on February 9 (Chinese New Year's Eve) to 24:00 on February 17 (the eighth day of the first lunar month), a total of 9 days. Based on the time when the vehicle leaves the exit toll lane.
Free car type:Small passenger cars with less than 7 seats (including 7 seats).
Tips:If the end time of the free is approaching, it is recommended to get off the highway from the nearest toll station to enjoy the free policy to the greatest extent. 
Prediction of traffic flow trend of highway network
By analyzing the operation data of the road network during the Spring Festival of previous years, combined with the actual operation of the recent road network weather and traffic flow in the province, it is expected that on February 9 and 10 (Chinese New Year's Eve, the first day of the first lunar month), the traffic of the province's trunk roads will be relatively stable; From February 11th to 13th (the second to the fourth day of the first lunar month), the traffic of the road network gradually increased; On February 17 (the eighth day of the first lunar month), there was a dense return traffic flow, which was the peak traffic during the Spring Festival holiday.
It is estimated that the traffic volume of the expressway network during the Spring Festival in 2024 will be about 15.2 million, with a daily average of about 1.9 million vehicles, which will be basically the same as the same period in 2023 and an increase of about 31% compared with the same period in 2019, which is 168 times.
It is estimated that the average daily cross-sectional traffic equivalent of ordinary national and provincial trunk roads during the Spring Festival holiday in 2024 will be 11,200 vehicles, an increase of 14 compared with the same period in the Spring Festival in 20233%, an increase of 17 compared with the same period in 20199%, up 29 from the usual day6%。
Easy to slow down the time period prompt
During the Spring Festival, the highway Netease slow traffic period is mainly concentrated in: February 11-13 (the second day of the first month to the fourth day of the first month), from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. From February 14th to 15th (the fifth day of the first lunar month to the sixth day of the first lunar month), 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily. February 16-17 (the beginning of the first month)
7. 8th day of the first month), 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Tips for easy slow road sections
The easy-to-slow sections of the highway are:G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Wuxue to Sanhua Section, G42 Shanghai-Rong Expressway Yingcheng to Jingshan South Section, G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Badong to Gaoping Section, G70 Fuyin Expressway Tuguanya to Wudangshan Section, G55 Erguang Expressway Huangji to Xiangyang West Section, G42 Shanghai-Rong Expressway Dongxihu to Hanchuan Section, G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Shashi to Jingzhou Section, G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Paihu to Maozui Section, G45 Daguang Expressway Yangxin West to Longgang Section, G59 Hubei Expressway Fangxian to Qingfeng Section.
The sections of ordinary highways that are easy to slow down are:G105 Huangmei Section of Beijing-Macao Line, S221 Gongshi Line Shishou Section, G106 Beijing-Guangzhou Line Yangxin Section, S105 Caicheng Line Hanchuan Section, G346 Hu'an Line Yicheng Section, G318 Hunie Line Xinzhou Section, S222 Xiaobai Line Yingshan Section, S205 Xiaqi Line Qichun Section, G318 Hunie Line Changyang Section, Jianshi Section.
Tips:During the festival, due to the large traffic flow, some sections of the province and the hub interchange will be slowed down, here is a reminder to the driver and passengers when entering the hub interchange ramp or service area, please change lanes in advance according to the road signs, do not change lanes at the ramp in an emergency, suddenly slow down, reverse, stop; In case of slow road conditions, please wait patiently, queue up in turn, or get off the highway from the nearest toll station, and bypass the national and provincial highways parallel to it, which will be faster.
In order to scientifically avoid congested road sections, it is recommended that the general public arrange travel routes reasonably in advance, and can also use various navigation software during travel, pay attention to the official Douyin account of "Hubei Provincial Expressway Emergency Disposal Service Center", "Hubei Expressway" and "Hubei e-Travel" WeChat and Weibo, or call 027-12122 Hubei Expressway Service**, and listen to China Traffic Radio FM94 in time8. Hubei Traffic Radio FM927. Broadcast frequencies to understand road conditions.
Tips for high-traffic toll stations
During the Spring Festival, the high-flow toll stations are: S1 Daihuang Expressway Fuhe Station, Huangpi Station, S15 Hancai Expressway Qintai Station, S58 Three Gorges Expressway Yichang Station, G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway Wuhan West Station, S8 Guanbao Expressway Wudong Station, G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Huangshi Station, G55 Erguang Expressway Jingzhou Qiaonan, Xiangyang West Station, G70 Fuyin Expressway ** East Station.
Reminder of passenger flow concentration service area
The main passenger flow concentration service areas are: G70 Fuyin Expressway Huangmei Service Area, Wudangshan Service Area, Xiaogan Service Area, Zhonggang Service Area; G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway Qichun Service Area, Qianjiang Service Area, Ezhou Service Area, Yesanguan Service Area; G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway Xiaogan Service Area; G42 Shanghai-Rong Expressway Hanchuan Service Area.
Tips for popular attractions
It is expected that during the Spring Festival holiday, the traffic of highway toll stations and national and provincial trunk lines around some key scenic spots in the province will increase significantly. 
Tips for construction sections
There are 5 construction points on the main trunk of the province's highway network, including 1 expressway and 4 ordinary highways, as shown in the following figure
Tips:When the vehicle enters the construction section area, attention should be paid to the change of vehicle speed to prevent the vehicle in front of it from braking; Obey traffic rules, drive in a civilized manner, and pass through the construction section in an orderly manner.
*: Hubei Provincial People's Network.
Editor: Zhang Xia.
Editor-in-charge: Sun Hui.
Final review: Wei Baodong.
Producer: Xiaogan Radio and Television Station.
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