China News Service, November 27th. Sun Wenjian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport, pointed out on November 27 that recently, the Ministry of Transport and relevant ministries and commissions have deployed various localities to carry out in-depth special rectification of height and width facilities and checkpoints to ensure that they are comprehensive by the end of December this year. carry out.
Localities are actively implementing it.
Among them, Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other places, under the unified leadership of the provincial people's government, have comprehensively sorted out and checked the problems reported by the State Office's inspection office, resolutely established rectification and reform, and have basically completed the removal of illegal facilities or checkpoints. The banning work has basically completed related work.
At a regular press conference held by the Ministry of Transport on November 27, a reporter asked: After the State Council reported that some areas had violated the height limit on ordinary national and provincial highways, rural roads and major transit passages in the outer ring of urban areas, the Ministry of Transport Other departments will carry out in-depth special rectification actions. What is the specific situation?
Sun Wenjian introduced that on October 9 this year, after the inspection office of the State Council notified Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places that illegally set height and width facilities and checkpoints, the Ministry of Transport and relevant ministries and commissions attached great importance to it, quickly organized forces and conducted in-depth investigations. Analysis, research and formulation of the work plan, joint printing and distribution of special rectification notices, a national video conference was held on November 10, deployment of localities to carry out in-depth special rectification of height and width facilities and checkpoints to ensure full completion by the end of December this year.
Sun Wenjian introduced that this special rectification action focused on two areas of highways and urban roads. The departments of transportation, public security, ecological environment, housing, and urban-rural construction will follow the "who is in charge, who is responsible, who sets it up, and who cleans it." According to the principle of “Six Musts”, strictly clean up.
The "six musts" are mainly the following requirements:
First, in the name of traffic control and pollution prevention, the height and width facilities installed on highways and urban roads must be resolutely demolished.
The second is that the height-limiting and width-limiting facilities installed on national highways, provincial highways, county highways, and urban roads that intrude into building boundaries must be resolutely demolished in addition to meeting relevant requirements.
Third, in violation of the Regulations on Highway Safety Protection, the height-limiting and width-limiting facilities installed on township or village roads without the approval of the county-level transportation department or the township-level people's government must be resolutely removed.
Fourth, the height-limiting and width-limiting facilities set up on township roads and village roads that affect the emergency passage of sanitary first-aid and fire-fighting vehicles, have hidden safety hazards, and are used to charge passing vehicles must be resolutely removed.
Fifth, in addition to the public security, transportation, forestry, and animal epidemic prevention departments, the checkpoints set by other departments on highways or urban roads must be resolutely banned.
Sixth, in violation of relevant laws and regulations, or without the approval of the provincial people’s government, the fixed checkpoints set by the public security, transportation, forestry, and animal epidemic prevention departments on highways or urban roads for administrative inspections and administrative penalties must be resolutely banned .
Sun Wenjian said that the current situation is like this and all localities are actively implementing it.
Among them, Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other places, under the unified leadership of the provincial people's government, have comprehensively sorted out and checked the problems reported by the State Office's inspection office, resolutely established rectification and reform, and have basically completed the removal of illegal facilities or checkpoints. The banning work has basically completed related work.
In the next step, the Ministry of Transport will work with relevant departments to strengthen supervision and inspection, urge all localities and relevant departments to pay close attention to implementation, comprehensively improve the road traffic environment, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people.