China News Service Client Beijing, October 28 (Reporter Zhang Xu) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that the current mileage of roads in the country has exceeded 5 million kilometers, and the Ministry of Transport has formulated a unified national highway maintenance operation unit qualification category and Conditions, online declaration, approval and supervision will be realized starting from January next year.

Liu Pengfei, spokesperson of the Ministry of Transport.

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  According to Liu Pengfei, spokesperson of the Ministry of Transport, China's highway mileage has exceeded 5 million kilometers, and highway maintenance is one of the important aspects of high-quality highway development.

The Ministry of Transport formulated and issued the "Measures for the Qualification Management of Highway Maintenance Operation Units" to further implement the reform requirements of "delegation of management and service", promote the formation of a unified, open, competitive and orderly national road maintenance operation market, optimize the business environment for road maintenance, and protect roads Maintenance quality and safety.

  The first is to formulate a national unified qualification category and conditions for highway maintenance operation units, which is to unify the national standards.

  On the premise of ensuring the safety and quality of maintenance operations, further streamline the qualification categories and lower the qualification conditions.

The qualifications of the operating units are divided into 4 sequences of subgrade and road surface, bridges, tunnels, and traffic safety facilities, a total of 7 levels, and the scope of work of each level is clarified.

It is clearly required that all localities implement the basic conditions such as the ability, performance, and technology that a unified maintenance operation unit should have, so as to prevent problems such as excessive conditions and regional barriers.

  The second is to promote the implementation of online declaration, one-time approval, and nationwide use.

  The Ministry of Transport will guide the provincial transportation authorities to establish a sound approval and service platform. From January next year, online declaration, approval and supervision will be realized, and the application process and government services will be optimized to facilitate the counterparty.

It is clearly stipulated that the highway maintenance qualification shall be valid for 5 years after being approved and approved by the provincial transportation department and shall be applicable nationwide.

The licensing decision is disclosed to the public in a timely manner.

  The third is to implement the relevant requirements of the notification and commitment system pilot.

  Clarify that the Grade B qualification of subgrade and pavement maintenance shall implement the notification commitment in the free trade zone (that is, in the free trade zone, as long as the applicant clearly has the maintenance capability, the transportation department can issue a certificate for it, and strengthen the supervision during and after the event), Simplify application materials, shorten processing time, and reduce institutional transaction costs.

Clarify the verification requirements for the commitments to ensure that they are implemented in place.

  The fourth is to strengthen the in-process and ex-post supervision of the qualifications of operating units.

  Implement supervision responsibility, clarify the supervision subject, content, method, and circumstances of revocation and cancellation of qualifications.

Broaden regulatory measures and establish an information notification system and a credit evaluation system for illegal transportation authorities and licensing agencies.

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