The passenger flow of many attractions in Shanghai hit a record high on May Day, and the police took many measures to cope with the large passenger flow

Zhongxin Wanghai, 5 May (Reporter Li Shuzheng) During the "May Day" holiday, Shanghai "followed the crowd." A number of well-known scenic spots in Shanghai ushered in a large passenger flow, and the passenger flow hit a new high in the past year.

As the largest characteristic park in Shanghai with forest as the main landscape, the "realistic version of Monet's Garden" has made it a popular place for people to take photos. The reporter learned from the Shanghai Yangpu police on the 1st that on April 4, Gongqing Forest Park ushered in a super large passenger flow of more than 30,9 people, setting a new high in the "May Day" of the previous year; As of 11 o'clock on the same day, the passenger flow of Gongqing Forest Park has exceeded 6,<>.

All members of the traffic police detachment of the Yangpu Bureau of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau went to work together to "control the blockage". "You can't leave your post for a minute." At 1 o'clock on the 6st, Liu Wei, a civilian policeman from the fourth brigade of the traffic police detachment of the Yangpu Public Security Subbureau, was fully equipped and went to work ahead of schedule. During the "five-day short holiday", he will escort the huge passenger flow of May Day in the forest park at his post along Nenjiang Road, the busiest intersection in and out of Gongqing Forest Park.

All members of the traffic police detachment of the Yangpu Bureau of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau went to work together to "control the blockage". Photo courtesy of Yangpu Branch of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau

According to the police, subject to objective conditions such as facing the river, narrow road width, and on-site construction, during holidays, it is necessary to orderly divert the daily traffic flow of more than 10,000 vehicles at the intersection, and the on-duty traffic police need to face the challenge of "continuous rotation" for more than eight hours.

In order to further expand parking resources, Yangpu Traffic Police has opened three new temporary parking spots on Shiguang Road, Guohe Road and Kailu Road on the basis of the original four temporary parking lots, and added more than 100 parking spaces. "Take the pedestrian bridge and take it five minutes to the park!" After parking the car, visitors can quickly enter the park according to the guidance of the traffic auxiliary police at the Baicheng Road Flyover.

Shanghai International Tourism Resort ushered in the "Hot May Day". Photo courtesy of Pudong Branch of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau

With the opening of the Shanghai Lavender Festival in 2023, Shanghai International Tourism Resort ushered in the "Hot May Day". According to the Shanghai Pudong police, as of 30 o'clock on the 12th, the number of passengers in the core area of the resort reached 12,20, and the traffic flow entering the resort increased by <>% compared with the average traffic volume in the previous three years.

In order to cope with the large passenger flow, the Pudong police launched intelligent systems such as real-time "hot spot" monitoring, "high-altitude" video inspection, and intelligent traffic guidance, and urged and guided all operating entities to reasonably plan detour passages, reserve queue buffer areas, traffic diversion control, parking lot alternating switches and other measures.

Wang Rufeng, a police officer on duty at the scene, said that during the long holiday, each parking lot in the resort area took alternating opening and closing measures every day according to the saturation of the parking space. After tourists drive into the resort, the police and staff will direct and guide the vehicles to park in each parking area in an orderly manner to prevent traffic congestion caused by random boarding and unloading of passengers.

In the first quarter of 2023, the passenger flow and revenue of Shanghai International Tourism Resort reached the best level in the same period in history. On April 4, the Administrative Committee of Shanghai International Tourism Resort revealed that the resort's attractions received a total of about 24.630 million tourists in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 2022% over the same period in 81 and an increase of 2019% over the same period in 82 before the epidemic. In the first quarter, the total revenue of the resort tourism industry exceeded 40 billion yuan, an increase of 2022% over the same period in 116 and 2019% over the same period in 106.

During the "May Day" holiday, the green space of Shencheng Park and the riverside in the countryside welcomed a large number of citizens to camp and enjoy the spring.

"Please don't forget your belongings, and the garbage generated should also be sorted into the trash in time, thank you." Zhang Min, a police officer from the Duhang Police Station of the Minhang Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, is patrolling the camping area of Pujiang Country Park.

The police said that families traveling in the form of parent-child tours often prefer popular activity areas such as children's play areas and dinosaur science popularization areas in the park. In response to the situation that there are many children, "the civilian police have been stationed in the integrated command room of the park to grasp the movements of the above-mentioned areas in real time, while the civilian auxiliary police and security forces will also carry out foot patrols according to the security plan, and respond and deal with emergencies in a timely manner." Zhang Min said. (End)