National road network operation is normal on May 1st

It was learned from the Road and Network Center of the Ministry of Transport that during the May 1st period, the national highways and the provincial highways were operating normally. No serious traffic accidents and heavy traffic accidents occurred.

According to the monitoring of the road network center, self-driving trips with medium and short-distance travel have risen sharply, and traffic pressures around large and medium-sized cities and key scenic spots have increased significantly. From 7 o'clock on May 1st, the traffic volume of major expressways and national highways in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and Nanjing increased significantly, and the peak period of outbound directions was longer. By 11 o'clock, most of the congested roads returned to normal. However, due to construction, traffic accidents and rainfall, the Beijing-Shenzhen Expressway Beijing section, the Beijing section of the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, and the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao expressway from the Luohe to Zhumadian sections continued to close to 15 o'clock. As of today, the Beijing-Tibet highway Hebei province Zhang Duan is still in congestion.

The Road Network Center has monitored 10 major expressways including Beijing-Shanghai Expressway (Jingha Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Beijing-Taiwan Expressway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, Beijing-Tibet Expressway, Qingyin Expressway, Shenhai Expressway, Rongwu Expressway, and Shanghai-Kunming Expressway (Hu Min Expressway) According to the data from 0 to 12 o'clock, the traffic volume increased by 105% month-on-month, which is much higher than 65% of the first day of Ching Ming Festival. Among them, the flow of small passenger cars increased by 210% compared with the previous period, and the same period as last year’s May Day holiday. The ratio rose by 38%.

During the May 1st holiday this year, the transportation departments of various regions adopted a series of targeted measures, based on the continued implementation of various effective measures for free passage in the past, combined with the characteristics of this year’s rapid growth in short-haul tourism in the May Day holiday. Public travel security ensures smooth and orderly operation of the road network. Based on the actual work, Shandong further improved Baoantong's emergency plan, organized fee-collecting personnel to carry out preliminary drills, and improved the operability and practicality of the plan; Tianjin's toll stations implemented separate measures for passenger and cargo separation, using water horses and cones. Barrels, limited elevating facilities and other facilities provide free private lanes for small passenger vehicles. While ensuring the normal passage of minibuses, Shaanxi actively cooperates with the public security traffic police department to strengthen civilized driving and safe driving management and maintain normal traffic order; Chongqing is adopted during peak hours and key road sections. Parking supervision, the addition of law enforcement officers to direct and guide the way, regulate the order of traffic, emergency handling, to prevent the occurrence of blockages and secondary accidents; Jiangxi provinces and other provinces in recent days, the characteristics of more rain, increased the road drainage and other conservation measures .