Shenzhen Expressway Travel Guide for Spring Festival Released with New Roads for Self-Driving and Tips for Avoiding Congestions
Shenzhen News Network, January 31, 2024 (Shenzhen Business Daily reporter Xiao Han) According to the forecast of the Ministry of Transport, self-driving will account for nearly 80% of trips during the Spring Festival this year. The Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau released the Shenzhen Expressway Travel Guide during the Spring Festival to provide reference for self-driving owners.
It is reported that during the Spring Festival this year, the free passage period for passenger vehicles with less than 7 seats (including 7 seats) on expressways starts and ends from 00:00 on February 9 (New Year’s Eve) to 24:00 on February 17 (the eighth day of the first lunar month). On the 8th and February 17th, highways across the province will issue paper passes 6 to 12 hours in advance (specific requirements are subject to notifications from the Provincial Department of Transportation). During the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, the free passage period for passenger vehicles with less than 7 seats (including 7 seats) is based on the time when the vehicle leaves the exit toll lane. During the toll-free period, toll highways will allow passenger vehicles with less than 7 seats (including 7 seats) to pass without issuing cards by raising the pole directly. Vehicles with more than 7 seats and all trucks will maintain the current payment mode of issuing and receiving cards.
The Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau predicts that the Shenzhen area will usher in the peak traffic flow from Shenzhen before the Spring Festival from February 7th to 9th, especially between 16:00-24:00 on the 7th and 10:00-16:00 on the 8th. , the post-holiday return traffic flow is expected to be concentrated from February 15th to February 17th. Congested road sections are concentrated in the Qinghu-Huanancheng section of the Jihe Expressway, the Xili section of the Nanguang Expressway, the Shenzhen section of the Huiyan Expressway, and the Luotian section of the Longda Expressway. Across the province, the main congested road sections include the Humen section of Guangshen Expressway, Humen Bridge, Guangzhou North Second Ring Expressway, Luogang section of Guanghui Expressway, Guangzhou Airport Expressway, Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway Tuiren section, Huihe Expressway Heyuan section, Guangdong-Jiangxi Expressway For expressways, Xingshan Expressway from Haifeng to Red Bay, Zhanjiang Airport Expressway Phase I, Zhanjiang Ring Expressway Nansandao Bridge, etc., please choose the right road for traveling citizens.
It is reported that Guangdong Province will open six expressways in 2023, namely the first phase of the Zhanjiang Airport Expressway, the Nansandao Bridge of the Zhanjiang Ring Expressway, the Longhui Expressway, the Congpu Expressway, and the second phase of the Haifeng-Red Bay Development Zone of the Xingshan Expressway. , Wanfan Expressway Phase 3, citizens along the line will have more choices when traveling.
[Congestion avoidance route guide]
Citizens driving to Guangzhou by themselves, when the traffic in the Humen section of Guangshen Expressway is dense, can choose: Guangshen Along the River/Guangshen Expressway-Nansha Bridge-Guangzhou-Ao Expressway, Guangshen Along the River/Guangshen Expressway-Nansha Bridge-Guangzhou Ring Expressway- Driving on Dongxin Expressway;
When driving to Shaoguan and Hunan, when the traffic in the Humen section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway and the Guangzhou North Second Ring Road is dense, you can choose: Meiguan Expressway - Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway - Guangzhou North Third Ring Expressway - Qinglian Expressway, Meiguan Expressway - Shenzhen Outer Expressway Ring Expressway - From Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway - Daguang Expressway - Shantou-Zhan Expressway - Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, Jihe Expressway - Boshen Expressway - Xinbo Expressway - Daguang Expressway - Wushen Expressway, Jihe Expressway - Boshen Expressway - Xinbo Driving on expressway-Shaoxin Expressway-Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway;
When driving to Heyuan and Jiangxi directions, when the traffic in the Shenzhen section of the Huiyan Expressway is dense, you can choose: Jihe Expressway-Huida Expressway-Guanghui Expressway-Huihe Expressway, Meiguan Expressway-Dongguan-Shenzhen Expressway-Guanghui Expressway-Huihe Driving on highways, Meiguan Expressway-Shenzhen Outer Ring Expressway, Jihe Expressway-Boshen Expressway-Guanghui Expressway-Huihe Expressway, Jihe Expressway-Boshen Expressway-Xinbo Expressway-Daguang Expressway;
When driving towards Chaoshan and Fujian, when there is heavy traffic on the Yanba, Huiyan or Guan-Shenzhen Expressway, you can choose: Jihe Expressway-Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway, Jihe Expressway-Boshen Expressway-Ningbo-Dongguan Expressway, Jihe Expressway-Boshen Expressway Expressway - Ningbo-Dongguan Expressway - Meishan Expressway - Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway, Jihe Expressway - Boshen Expressway - Xinbo Expressway - Guanghe Expressway - Jiebo Expressway and other routes.
If you are driving towards Zhuhai, Zhanjiang and Hainan and encounter heavy traffic on the Humen Bridge section, you can choose: Guangzhou-Shenzhen Riverside/Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway—Nansha Bridge—Guangzhou Ring Expressway—Guangzhou-Zhuhai West Line Expressway, Jihe Expressway/Outer Ring Expressway — Nanguang Expressway/Longda Expressway — Dongguan-Foshan Expressway — Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway — Nansha Bridge — Guangzhou Ring Expressway — Guangzhou-Zhuhai West Line Expressway.