The picture shows that at 4 a.m. on February 4, the staff carried out snow removal operations at the toll station square of the Xinyang section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway.
Photo by Sun Ling (People's Vision).
Recently, there has been a large-scale continuous low-temperature, rain, snow and freezing weather process in the central and eastern parts of China, which has brought great challenges to this year's Spring Festival.
How to do a good job in ensuring the smooth passage of highways and strive to minimize the impact of weather on road traffic? On February 3, the ninth day of the Spring Festival, the reporter came to one of the highways with the largest traffic volume in China - the G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway in Xinyang, Henan, and witnessed an all-night battle.
"We're in a race against Blizzard, and every second counts."
Time: February 3 from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Location: Emergency Dispatch Command Center of Xinyang Branch of Henan Communications Investment Group.
At 22 o'clock on February 3, the cold wind after the snow was filled with humidity. At the entrance of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, the three-story small building of the Xinyang Branch of Henan Communications Investment Group is brightly lit.
make good use of support forces, unify command, and do all the work in sections";
Do everything possible to clear the bottom and strive to stop the snow and the road";
In the emergency command center, the snow removal site dispatch meeting is being held urgently. On the large electronic screen, the real-time road conditions of each section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway are displayed, and the commander Lin Genfa is staring at the large screen of meteorological intelligent monitoring on the left, frowning.
Early in the morning of February 3, the latest forecast from the local meteorological bureau came out: around midnight, Xinyang will usher in heavy snowfall from west to east.
On the precipitation forecast map, there is a black pressure. "Lingen's French is solemn. The schematic diagram goes from shallow to deep, and in a few days, the pressure increases sharply.
Where does the stress come from?
It is located on the main transportation route. Located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the Xinyang section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway has a total distance of 135 kilometers, extending from the south of Zhumadian Road in Henan Province to the border of Henan and Hubei provinces, with an average daily traffic volume of 170,000 units. This year's Spring Festival, the return flow is superimposed on the tourism flow, which is expected to increase to 440,000 vehicles, approaching the upper limit of the design flow.
It is now the peak of the Spring Festival, and every hour of highway closure means that more than 1,300 vehicles will be stranded. Lin Genfa said.
Rain and snow are intense, the temperature is low, and the time is long. "Snow removal and maintenance require a lot of manpower and equipment. With each additional day of heavy snowfall, the difficulty of the job doubles. Lingenfa said that in the past few days, more than 2,300 tons of snow melting agent alone have been invested, which is equivalent to four times that of last year.
The hour hand points to 22:30, the scheduling will come to an end, the emergency plan will be finalized, and the personnel and equipment will be in place. Snow removal, Baotong, rescue, a total of 10 people from the three parties are organized into a group, 14 teams, each equipped with 5 wreckers, loaders, graders and other equipment, scattered to various toll stations along the highway.
"The Queshan Brigade has arrived at the designated position and is on standby. ”
All 6 sets of equipment at Xinyang North Toll Station are in place. ”
Buzz ......"In more than 10 temporary WeChat work groups, information is constantly refreshed. "We're in a race against Blizzard, and every second counts."Lin Genfa said.
Everything was ready and it was nearly midnight.
When the snow stops, it will be over."
Time: 3 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 4.
Location: On the snow removal operation truck from Xinyang toll station to Minggang toll station.
At 3 a.m. on February 4, heavy snow fell. In a few moments, the snowflakes had gone from intermittent to fluttering.
With the snow as an order, all teams were dispatched. At 3:15, when the reporter drove to the Xinyang toll station, a snowplow truck was flashing its tail lights and parked on the side of the road to do the final debugging before departure.
Under the street lamp, look at the appearance of the snow clearing truck: it is transformed from a large truck, nearly 12 meters long, about 2 meters high, and is a "big guy" with a shovel in the front and a salt spreader in the back.
The cockpit, which is less than 2 square meters, is the workshop of the driver Chen Anjun and the assistant Han Weiyi.
Very busy! Chen Anjun said that the salt sprinkling operation had begun three hours ago, "The road surface is most afraid of freezing, so we have to work hard ahead." ”
Car No. 1 has 1 lane, and snow plowing has begun. Chen Anjun stepped on the accelerator, and Han Weiyi reported in the work group at the same time, and turned on the salt spreader.
Boom", in front of the car, the shovel is close to the ground to remove snow; Behind the car, soybean-sized snowmelt sprayed out and crackled on the ground.
Starting from the Xinyang toll station, drive all the way north to the Minggang toll station, the whole journey is about 40 kilometers. Slow shovel for about 1 hour. Chen Anjun stared at the front with his eyes: "There is a large traffic flow during the day, so you should pay attention to the traffic coming and going; At night, my vision deteriorates, and I have to cheer up. ”
"What time does this assignment end?" ”
No points, only snow! Chen Anjun said, "We are 'snowmen', we have to push when the road is white, when the snow stops, when it will be over." ”
Since the beginning of this round of snowfall on January 31, Chen Anjun and Han Weiyi have been staying on the highway, going to the toll station to load salt when they get off the highway, and then loading the salt and then going on the highway to remove snow, and the cycle repeats. "I took the time to squint for a while, I haven't slept a single night in the past few days. Han Weiyi said.
Chen Anjun didn't speak, took out his mobile phone and asked the reporter to watch a short ** taken by other drivers. In the picture, the snowplow he is driving is driving a road ahead, followed by a string of vans, moving forward steadily. "Thousands of likes, do you say it's a hit? That's what we're doing, why are we tired? ”
Arriving at the Minggang toll station, Chen Anjun hurriedly beckoned the reporter to get off the bus. A gust of cold wind and flying snow rushed to the face, which made people feel refreshed and sleepy in an instant. If you look closely, the asphalt pavement emerges from the route where the snow plow passes, and the lane on the side is "black and white".
Looking into the distance, snow plows, loaders, and graders with flashing signal lights shuttle back and forth and operate in multiple lines, which are particularly eye-catching in the night.
Look at this posture, if you miss the homework once, you have to come back several times. As Chen Anjun spoke, another layer of snow was covered on the freshly blackened road.
It's nothing if we're tired and tired, and we'll definitely do our best."
Time: 6:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Feb. 4.
Location: Minggang toll station to Xinyang North toll station to inspect the support vehicle.
The snow plow operation does not stop for a moment, and the patrol support vehicle is also on standby.
At 6:45 a.m. on February 4, boarding a patrol car patrolling the Minggang toll station, the reporter returned to Xinyang with Wei Dong, deputy captain of the Xinyang Road Property Management Brigade.
Snow removal and protection, snow removal operators are 'hands', and carry out operations on site. We are the 'eyes', observing and warning in advance. "When you go to the Huai River Bridge, the car stops on the side of the road. Wei Dong held a thermometer in his hand, got out of the car to cut the snow and measure the ground temperature.
1 degree Celsius. Looking at the meter data, Wei Dong breathed a sigh of relief. Suspended bridges, long longitudinal slopes and curves that are easy to slip are the key areas for snow removal and protection. "The purpose of our operation is to warn of the ice on the road surface, and we must contact the snow removal team in time below zero degrees Celsius to increase the amount of snow melting agent. ”
The mountains are continuous, the terrain is undulating, and the Xinyang section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway winds in the Dabie Mountains, and the 88 bridges and 278 culverts and tunnels along the whole line should be focused on, and they will be inspected every two hours.
All the way forward, the sky is white. During the half-hour drive, Wei Dong's mobile phone kept ringing, or prompting to strengthen the snow clearing section, or coordinating emergency rescue.
He told reporters about something. On the morning of February 1, a sedan fell into a ditch on the side of the highway because of its speed. "After receiving the command center, we immediately rushed to the scene of the accident, someone sent the injured to the hospital, and someone notified the crane to remove the car, and the whole process took only half an hour. The rescued driver called to thank him that night. "At that moment, my heart was very warm! Wei Dong said.
On the highway, a car breakdown may cause congestion for a section of the road, and it is also prone to rear-end collisions. In Wei Dong's view, the high-speed rescue service is not only to ensure smooth but also to ensure safety, "In order to let everyone get home safely, it is nothing for us to be tired and tired, and we will definitely go all out." ”
At 8:30 on the 4th, the sky was bright, the snow had not stopped, Lin Genfa was ready to hold another scheduling meeting, Chen Anjun was still continuing the snow removal operation, and Wei Dong's ** sounded ...... again
Shovel ice and snow, rescue and rescue, and keep it smooth. In the past few days, countless traffic people have responded quickly and actively coped with low temperature, rain, snow and freezing weather. According to the Ministry of Transport, as of 17:00 on February 5, 399 road sections in the provinces affected by snowfall have resumed traffic, and 92 road sections are still in the process of rushing through.
People** 2024-02-07 02 Edition).