China News Service, Zhengzhou, July 21 (Yang Dayong, Kanli and Li Chaoqing) On the 21st, the Henan Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference on "Henan Provincial Flood Control Emergency". According to Tang Yanmin, the Department of Transportation of Henan Province, the province’s transportation continued to be strong. The rainfall has been severely affected, but the province’s highways have not been detained in large numbers at present, the highways around Zhengzhou have resumed normal traffic, and no major dangers have occurred on the construction sites of transportation infrastructure projects.
In the past few days, large-scale heavy rainfall has occurred in Henan Province, and the precipitation in many places has broken historical records, and the transportation of the province has been seriously affected.
As of now, there are still 200 toll stations implementing traffic control on expressways, and 4 pairs of service areas have been temporarily closed.
In terms of ordinary roads, 37 national and provincial trunk roads in Henan Province were broken, more than 50 rural roads were severely damaged, more than 200 broken sections, and 30 bridges were damaged.
In terms of water transportation, the waterway passenger and ferry transportation in Henan Province were closed, the Yellow River pontoons were all demolished, the port and wharf operations were suspended, and the Shaying River and Huai River channels were closed.
In terms of road transportation, road passenger transportation in five cities and one county, including Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Anyang, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, and Gongyi, has been suspended.
In terms of urban public transportation, the entire Zhengzhou subway line was suspended. The public transportation in 26 cities including Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and Xinmi was suspended, and the public transportation in 9 cities including Pingdingshan, Anyang and Xinxiang was partially suspended.
According to Tang Yanmin, the transportation departments of Henan Province, in accordance with the work deployment of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government and the Ministry of Transport, promptly initiated emergency response, fully carried out emergency insurance, and strengthened inspections.
At present, there are no large numbers of vehicles on the highways in Henan Province. The highways around Zhengzhou have resumed normal traffic. No major dangers have occurred on the construction sites of transportation infrastructure projects.
According to the report, in the next step, the transportation system of Henan Province will continue to strengthen roads, focusing on ensuring the safety and smooth flow of Zhengzhou's surrounding areas and the national expressway network; strengthening coordination with meteorological, water conservancy, natural resources, and emergency management departments, strengthening research and judgment, and effective Make use of the gaps in the rainfall process to speed up the repair work of the water-damaged sections, strengthen the inspection of hidden dangers, and re-reinforce the key parts.
At the same time, speed up the restoration of public transportation services across the province, conduct safety assessments on out-of-service bus routes, and follow the principle of "should open as much as possible" to comprehensively promote the restoration of urban public transportation and restore urban public transportation order as soon as possible.
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