China News Service, Guangzhou, June 13 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) The Information Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province held a press conference on the 13th. Huang Ling, a second-level inspector of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transportation, said that in the past five years, Guangdong's internal and external railways have The formation of the network has been accelerated. At present, the operating mileage of railways in the province has reached 5,278 kilometers, of which the operating mileage of high-speed railways has reached 2,367 kilometers, ranking the forefront of the country.

  "Last year, when the Ganshen high-speed rail was opened to traffic, Guangdong Province achieved the goal of 'city-city-to-city high-speed rail'." Huang Ling said, on the one hand, Guangdong has strengthened the construction of intercity rail, accelerated the creation of a "Greater Bay Area on the rail" and strengthened the Pearl River Delta. At the same time, the core engine function of the core area is to further promote the construction of inter-city railways in eastern Guangdong, and to improve the integrated development level of Shanchaojie; on the other hand, to speed up the construction of high-speed railways, and currently promote the construction of high-speed railways in Guangzhan, Guangshan, Shanshan and Shenjiang. , and continuously improve the development level of the east and west wings of the coastal economic belt.

  At the same time, by the end of 2021, the mileage of expressways in Guangdong Province exceeded 11,000 kilometers, ranking first in the country for eight consecutive years.

Among them, the mileage of East Guangdong, West Guangdong, and North Guangdong Expressways exceeds 6,000 kilometers, compared with about 2,200 kilometers ten years ago and about 4,200 kilometers five years ago, achieving leapfrog development.

  In addition, at least two large passages have been built from the core area of ​​the Pearl River Delta to the east of Guangdong, to the west of Guangdong, and to the north of Guangdong. Some large passages, such as the Kaiyang section and Yangmao section of Shenhai Expressway, have been expanded from two-way four-lane to two-way eight-lane Lane, the expansion project of Maozhan section is progressing in an orderly manner.

  Huang Ling said that through large-scale construction and the improvement of local passages, Guangdong has greatly improved the traffic capacity of the passages, and enhanced the radiation and driving ability of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to the eastern, western and northern Guangdong regions.

  It is understood that Guangdong has also strengthened the connection between the east and west sides of the Pearl River Estuary. At present, four cross-river highway passages, including the Pearl River Huangpu Bridge, Nansha Bridge, Humen Bridge, and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, have been built, effectively alleviating the scarcity and tension of river crossings ten years ago. At the same time, 30 passages out of the province have been built, and there are more than 5 expressway passages to Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian.

  As for waterways, the navigable mileage of inland waterways in Guangdong Province has reached 12,000 kilometers, ranking second in the country.

A network of high-grade inland waterways, mainly based on the Xijiang trunk line and the Pearl River Delta high-grade waterway, is basically formed. The "Golden Waterway" (Guangdong section) of the main stream of the Xijiang River can be navigable by 3,000-ton ships, and the Beijiang River can reach Shaoguan by 1,000-ton ships.

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