Liu Pengfei, spokesman of the Ministry of transport and director of the policy research office, said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 24th that in 2021, the work of transportation will be steadily and orderly, and the annual goals and tasks will be fully completed.
First, the construction of transportation infrastructure. From January to November, the investment in transportation fixed assets was 3.28 trillion yuan, including 640.1 billion yuan for railways, 2.53 trillion yuan for roads and waterways and 105 billion yuan for civil aviation. It is estimated that more than 9000 kilometers of expressways will be reconstructed and expanded throughout the year, about 1000 kilometers of high-grade waterways will be added and improved, 9 newly certified civil transport airports will be issued, and more than 1000 kilometers of urban rail transit will be added. The construction of major projects such as Sichuan Tibet railway and supporting highways, the Yangtze River to Huaihe River shipping project and so on was carried out in an orderly manner, the Beijing Harbin high-speed railway and Beijing Xinjiang expressway were put into operation, and the first electrified railway in Tibet was put into operation.
Second, comprehensive transportation services. Passenger transport rises and falls. From January to November, the number of commercial passenger traffic was 7.73 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 12.2%, of which the passenger traffic of railway, waterway and civil aviation increased by 22.6%, 12% and 10.1% respectively, and the road passenger traffic decreased by 25.1% year-on-year. It is estimated that the passenger volume of urban rail transit in China is 23.7 billion person times, a year-on-year increase of 34.8%; The passenger volume of public transport in 36 central cities in China was 52.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19%.
Freight continued to grow. From January to November, the freight volume was 47.5 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.5%. The port cargo throughput is expected to be 15.5 billion tons in the whole year, with a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. The express business volume was 108.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 30%.
The travel service quality has been continuously improved. The e-ticket service for road passenger transport covers more than 1600 bus passenger stations above level II, 318 prefecture level cities have realized the interconnection of all-in-one transportation cards, 102 cities have opened 95128 telephone call, and the “one click call” function of online car Hailing can better serve the travel of elderly passengers.
Reduce costs and increase efficiency in the field of logistics. We will abolish port construction fees and reduce import and export charges by 25 billion yuan a year. We will promote differentiated toll collection for expressways. It is estimated that the annual preferential truck toll will be 31.2 billion yuan and the “green channel” for fresh Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) transportation will be reduced by 27.6 billion yuan.
Third, serve the Rural Revitalization. Continue to consolidate and expand the key achievements of transportation poverty alleviation and effectively connect with rural revitalization. It is estimated that more than 800 billion yuan will be invested in roads in poverty alleviation areas throughout the year, promoting more traffic construction projects to enter villages and households. Optimize the supply of rural passenger transport services in key periods. Continue to operate the “slow train”. Smooth water transport channels in poverty relief areas. We will promote the high-quality development of the “four good rural roads”. It is expected that more than 160000 kilometers of rural roads will be newly reconstructed throughout the year, improve the rural mail and delivery logistics network system, and continue to promote the “express delivery to the village” project.
(Xinhua Finance)
