China News Service, Chengdu, April 26 (Reporter Wang Peng) The Sichuan Provincial Department of Transportation released the "Joint Analysis and Forecast Report on Comprehensive Transportation in Sichuan Province for the May 1st Holiday in 2022" on the 26th.

The report shows that during the May 1st holiday this year, the passenger volume of Sichuan railway and civil aviation both dropped by about 70% compared with the May 1st holiday in 2021, and the decline was particularly obvious.

　　The reporter learned that because the recent domestic epidemic situation is still complicated, and most of Sichuan Province is dominated by rainfall before the holiday, it is expected that the overall travel demand of Sichuan's comprehensive transportation during the May Day holiday in 2022 will be lower than that of the May Day holiday last year.

The total traffic flow on the expressway is about 15 million, a decrease of 15.4% compared with the May 1st holiday in 2021; the total passenger volume of "air, rail, and water" is about 7.91 million, a decrease of 39.2% compared with the May 1st holiday in 2021, of which railways and civil aviation Passenger traffic fell by about 70%.

　　The report shows that during the May 1st holiday this year, Sichuan’s transportation will be mainly based on returning home to visit relatives in the province and short-distance travel around the city, mostly concentrated in Chengdu and its surrounding areas, followed by Yibin, Luzhou, Nanchong, Dazhou, Meishan and other eastern Sichuan, In the densely populated cities in southern Sichuan, the traffic volume of some ordinary highway sections leading to seasonal popular scenic spots will increase greatly, and there will be great pressure on ensuring the smooth and smooth transportation of highways in the province.

　　In terms of expressways, in terms of total traffic, the total traffic of the province's expressway network during the May 1st holiday is about 15 million vehicles, an increase of 29.1% compared with the usual (2.305 million vehicles per day), and a decrease of 15.4% compared with the May 1st holiday in 2021.

Among them, the cross-provincial traffic is about 1.472 million vehicles, and the daily average is about 294,000 vehicles, an increase of 28.9% compared with the usual, and a decrease of 16.5% compared with the May Day holiday in 2021.

　　In terms of railway passenger transport, from the perspective of total passenger volume, the province's total railway passenger transport during the May 1st holiday is about 1.232 million, with an average of 246,000 per day, a decrease of 28.6% compared with the usual period and a decrease of 66.1% compared with the May Day holiday in 2021.

In terms of travel time, April 30 reached the peak of the holiday, and May 4 reached the second peak of the holiday.

　　In terms of civil aviation passenger traffic, from the perspective of the total passenger volume, the province's total civil aviation passenger traffic during the May 1st holiday is about 292,000, a decrease of 53.6% from the usual period and a decrease of 71.4% from the May 1st holiday in 2021.

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