In order to speed up the realization of the goal of building a strong transportation country, the post-epidemic economic recovery has driven the continuous expansion of investment in major projects in various regions. Recently, a "Zhuhai City 2022 Municipal Government Investment Project Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") attracted attention. Zhuhai's 2022 government investment projects and funding arrangements have been released. Among them, there are 21 transportation infrastructure projects, 19 continued projects, and 2 new projects, with a planned investment of 11.257 billion yuan, accounting for 56.5%. Traffic improvement will be the highlight of Zhuhai in 2022.

Open the map, from east to west, inward, Zhuhai Avenue, Honghe Bridge, Jinhai Bridge, Zhudou Intercity, etc. connect Xiangzhou, High-tech Zone, Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, weaving the "capillaries" of the city; Externally, the Jinqin Express Line, the Industrial Express Line, the Jiangzhu Expressway, and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connect with high-speed rail, light rail, and airports, quickly reaching the whole province and embracing the world.

From airports to ports, from high-speed railways to expressways, Zhuhai's transportation grid has developed rapidly for decades, forming a strong infrastructure and technology-driven capability, helping Zhuhai strive to build an important gateway hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Adhering to the principle of "industry first, transportation improvement, city leap, and people's livelihood", Zhuhai Transportation is accelerating the construction of a new pattern in the new year.

Several projects such as the Neichang Xianghai Bridge are planned to be completed within the year

On the sharpening door, start a new bridge again. In the Zhuhai section of the Xijiang waterway, a new bridge has been formed. This is about to usher in another highlight moment in the history of Zhuhai's transportation development.

"The Zhuhai section of the Xianghai Bridge is currently preparing for the road traffic safety project. In about two or three months, the main channel bridge, that is, the entire main line, will be able to pass through." Kong Xianquan, manager of the Xianghai Bridge Engineering Management Department, told reporters.

According to the "Plan", in the first half of 2022, the Xianghai Bridge will be fully connected, becoming the third bridge connecting the east and west urban areas of Zhuhai. After opening to traffic, it will only take about 15 minutes from Xiangzhou Shellmaking to Doumen Huxin Road, with an estimated average daily traffic flow of 200,000 vehicles, which will effectively shorten the urban distance between the eastern and western urban areas of Zhuhai.

At the beginning of the new year, many major transportation projects in Zhuhai ushered in new progress. On February 22, the reporter came to the construction site of the TJ2 section of the Zhuhai Tunnel Project. On the construction site on both sides of the lower section of the Zhuhai Bridge towards Doumen, excavators and gantry cranes run back and forth, and workers enter the site alternately.

The Zhuhai Tunnel is located directly under the Zhuhai Bridge. It is planned to build 12 two-way lanes and connect with the main line of Zhuhai Avenue. The TJ2 lot is the "outpost" entering the bottom of the river, only 51 meters away from the closest point to the Xijiang River. "It's wide and deep, exceeding the width and depth of the subway," said Cui Lejian, manager of the Zhuhai Tunnel Project Department of China Railway Tunnel Bureau.

According to Cui Lejian, due to the typical soft silt soil base in South China and the low temperature rainfall in the past few days, the construction difficulty has increased, and the headquarters has made steady progress by combining rapid crowd tactics and key technical support. pouring.

The report of the ninth party congress in Zhuhai proposed to speed up the improvement of the "twin-city structure" between the east and the west, strengthen the political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural functions of the eastern urban area, and strengthen the supporting functions of industrial transportation services in the western urban area.

Strengthening the city's functions puts forward higher requirements for Zhuhai's internal traffic network. It is understood that the Xingye Expressway (south section) is expected to complete the construction of the auxiliary road section in August 2022, and the Jinhai Highway Bridge strives to complete the main structure of the main bridge within this year. According to the "Plan", the second phase of the Hegang Expressway, the Lingjiaozui Tunnel of Lovers Middle Road, and the Xingye Express Line (north section) are also planned to open to traffic within the year.

With the completion of one by one important transportation infrastructure, the city's transportation in all directions has gradually opened up, which is expected to bring a greater opening pattern and more development opportunities to Zhuhai.

Outreach to build a national comprehensive transportation hub city

A major artery and a hub can often change the fate of a city. Zhuhai, born to the sea and prospered to the "bay", has the unique advantage of being adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau. With the improvement of the external communication network, the favorable urban development will be further released.

Recently, the "Guangdong Provincial Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline" issued by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government proposed to build a "2+3+8+8" multi-level hub city system, and build Zhuhai, Shantou and Zhanjiang. It will become a comprehensive transportation hub city, improve cross-regional personnel exchanges and material transfer and distribution functions, and build a national-level passenger and cargo flow conversion center.

According to the "Plan", in 2022, Zhuhai will also speed up the construction of the Zhuhai-Jiangmen section of the Zhuhai-Zhaozhou high-speed railway, the Huangmaohai sea-crossing passage, and the second phase of the Zhuhai-Jiquan Intercity Intercity Phase II, and promote the Zhuhai Central Station (Hezhou) hub station city Preliminary work for the integrated project, reconstruction and expansion of Gaolan Port Expressway, and Gaolan Port Express Line.

Zhuhai is working hard to build and optimize a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network and build a rail transit center on the west bank of the Pearl River.

Breaking the situation and focusing on accelerating the construction of the "eight horizontal and eleven vertical" trunk road network

Looking at the world-class core cities in the Bay Area, the formation and growth of cities such as New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Osaka, etc. are based on good traffic conditions, which is an important factor for them to stand on the top of the economic wave of world cities.

With the goal of building a core city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary, Zhuhai is striving to open up the "Ren and Du two veins" of the transportation network.

At the end of 2020, the Honghe Bridge was completed and opened to traffic, becoming the second main road in Zhuhai connecting the east and west urban areas after the Zhuhai Bridge.

Data shows that over the past year, the average daily traffic volume of Honghe Bridge is about 37,000 vehicles, and the speed of Zhuhai Bridge has increased by about 30%, which has better relieved the traffic pressure in the east and west. Industry New District has accumulated popularity. "Working in the east, living in the west" has become the daily routine of more Zhuhai people.

In the same year, the Jinqin Express Line was completed and opened to traffic, opening up the main artery of the southern and northern urban areas of Zhuhai. The Qianshan area, the western part of Zhuhai, Hengqin and the northern high-tech zone were quickly connected, making it more convenient for vehicles from other places to enter and leave Zhuhai. "Wings".

However, the shortcomings of Zhuhai's transportation are still obvious. The 2022 Zhuhai Municipal Government Work Report pointed out that the functions of Zhuhai’s sea, land and air comprehensive transportation hub need to be improved, the construction of the transportation system for internal smoothness and external linkage needs to be accelerated, and the problem of traffic congestion during peak hours in the city is more prominent.

According to the plan, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhuhai will stride forward in the direction of building a hub-type core city and a new modern and international special zone, laying the foundation for becoming a super-large city.

How to strengthen the leading role and rigid status of urban planning and make up for the shortcomings of transportation that restrict urban development?

According to Lin Yuehai, director of the Municipal Transportation Bureau, Zhuhai will focus on accelerating the construction of the "eight horizontal and eleven vertical" trunk road network in the next five years, promoting the interconnection between the city and the outside of the city, making good use of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and undertaking Guangdong and Macao bridges. , Radiate western Guangdong, contact the Pearl River Delta. Improve the collection and distribution functions of ports and airports, speed up the construction of intercity rail, and at the same time promote the diversified development of public transportation to speed up, increase efficiency, and continuously meet the travel needs of the people.

Judging from the annual planned investment, the investment in transportation infrastructure projects in 2022 will be the highest in the past three years. Editor / Xu Shengpeng