Zhongxin Finance, February 28th. On the 28th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on "speeding up the construction of a strong transportation country and striving to be a pioneer." Minister of Transportation Li Xiaopeng introduced that it is expected that more than 3,300 kilometers of new railway lines will be added in 2022. More than 8,000 kilometers of expressways have been newly renovated and expanded, more than 700 kilometers of high-grade waterways have been added and improved, and 8 new certified civil transport airports have been added.
It is understood that my country will complete about 3.6 trillion yuan in fixed asset investment in transportation in 2021, an increase of 4% over the same period of the previous year.
A large number of major projects such as the Sichuan-Tibet Railway and its supporting highways are progressing in an orderly manner; 4,000 kilometers of new railway lines were opened throughout the year, the total mileage of high-speed rail operations exceeded 40,000 kilometers, and the new expressways exceeded 8,000 kilometers. 168,000 kilometers; about 1,000 kilometers of new and improved high-grade waterways, and the mileage of high-grade waterways reached 16,200 kilometers; a total of 7 newly-certified civil transport airports, making a total of 248 nationally-certified civil transport airports; new Urban rail transit exceeds 1,000 kilometers, and the total operation of urban rail transit in the country exceeds 8,000 kilometers.
Li Xiaopeng said that in general, we have achieved high-quality development, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" of the national transportation industry is off to a good start.
He introduced that in 2022, the Ministry of Transport should focus on various tasks such as transportation safety production, transportation epidemic prevention and control, transportation of important materials such as energy and food, ensuring smooth and smooth international and domestic logistics supply chains, and stabilizing investment. Stabilize the macroeconomic market, keep the economy operating within a reasonable range, and maintain social stability and make contributions to transportation.
In 2022, it is expected that more than 3,300 kilometers of new railway lines will be added, more than 8,000 kilometers of highways will be newly renovated and expanded, more than 700 kilometers of high-grade waterways will be added and improved, and 8 new certified civil transport airports will be added. Continue to implement a series of policies such as the "green channel" of fresh agricultural products, and implement a series of policies such as helping enterprises to bail out.
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