Chinanews.com Taiyuan, March 4th (Yang Peipei) Transportation is an important link in the prevention and control of the epidemic, and it plays the role of "advanced officer" in the resumption of work and production. Shanxi's road transportation, railway transportation, air transportation, postal and other transportation departments press the "accelerator key" to open up the flow of people and logistics, and help the society resume work and resume production.
At a press conference held by the Shanxi Provincial Government Information Office on the afternoon of the 4th, Shanxi Provincial Department of Transportation, Shanxi Provincial Post Administration, China Railway Taiyuan Bureau Group Co., Ltd., Shanxi Aviation Industry Group and other departments assisted the current Shanxi transportation industry. Relevant information on social resumption of labor and production will be introduced.
According to Wang Jin, deputy director of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Transportation, as of now, 721 health and quarantine stations installed on expressways and ordinary national and provincial highways have been cancelled except for 17 places in the direction of Beijing. All 335 toll stations on the expressway resumed normal traffic, and road traffic increased day by day.
As of March 2nd, urban buses, taxis, Internet-based taxis, and long-distance passenger transport have basically resumed operations. Most of the inter-provincial and inter-city long-distance passenger transport is in negotiation with the opposite province (city), and will gradually resume operation after the agreement is reached, of which Changzhi-Linfen Intercity Bus has resumed operation. In response to the fact that inter-provincial shuttle buses have not yet been restored, Shanxi has launched an inter-provincial "point-to-point" charter service.
According to statistics, the average daily passenger volume since the end of February has increased significantly compared with the beginning of February. Road passenger transportation (including shuttle buses and chartered cars) has an average daily number of 141,000 passengers (an increase of 354.8%), and an average daily public transport of 332,000 passengers (an increase of 71.33%).
"The Shanxi transportation department strictly implements the green channel policy of" three to one priority "for emergency supplies to ensure that there is" zero obstruction "in the transportation of goods, that agricultural supplies are not wrong, and that industrial production is not affected, and provides support and guarantee for resumption of work and production." Wang Jin said that since the implementation of the toll-free vehicle toll policy across the country ’s highways at 00:00 on February 17, not only has passenger and cargo vehicles been flown across the province, but has also reduced logistics costs for enterprises by nearly 35%.
In order to accurately assist the enterprises to resume work and resume production, China Railway Taiyuan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. docked with 5 competent departments such as the Shanxi Provincial Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and 9 prefectures and cities, and paid close attention to the resumed production and resumed production of coal mines and enterprises in the pipeline. At present, the daily installed vehicles are stable at more than 24,000 vehicles. The Central European and Central Asian Trains also resumed normal operations from February 25.
Taiyuan, Datong, Changzhi, Luliang, and Wutaishan Airports under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Aviation Industry Group have gradually resumed their flight capacity from late February. Most domestic routes and some regional routes will resume in March. The winter and spring flights of civil aviation are seasonally changed into nodes, and the capacity of the five airports under the control of Shanxi Aviation Industry Group will be restored to 60% of the flight plan before the epidemic.
In terms of postal services, Gao Riyong, deputy director of the Shanxi Provincial Postal Administration, said that as of now, the service capacity of the postal express industry in the province has recovered to more than 90%, and more than 8,600 enterprises and business outlets of 38 brands have officially resumed work.
In addition, Wang Jin said that accelerating the resumption of production and transportation infrastructure in the transportation sector and the start of construction of transportation infrastructure projects have a direct driving effect on Shanxi's economic development. As of now, all 11 continuation projects of the expressway have been resumed, 7 continuation projects of the ordinary national and provincial highways have been resumed, 7 “Four Good Rural Roads” and three No. 1 tourist highway projects, Linfen, Yuncheng, Jincheng, etc. The city has resumed work one after another. By late March, all highway projects in the province will resume work. (Finish)