The construction of expressways has not only shortened the distance between cities, but also allowed citizens to expand their travel circles. With the introduction of high-speed free policies for holidays, the frequency of people traveling by car is getting higher and higher. Yesterday, the reporter learned from the “Building a Beautiful Tianjin Implementation Plan” issued by the Tianjin Municipal Highway Department that the city of Tianjin will further construct and improve the expressway and form an efficient road network skeleton.

Beijing-Tianjin Expressway opened a new fast track for the opening of Beijing-Tianjin Shuangcheng

The Jing-Qin expressway project starts in Sanhejie, Hebei Province and ends in Yutianjie, Hebei Province. It is basically in line with the route of the 102 National Highway (Jingha-Haha Road). The length of the Tianjin-bound route is 30.1 kilometers. It is designed as a two-way six-lane road and is planned for 2014. Completed. The current road and pile foundation projects have just started. The relevant person in charge of the municipal highway department told the reporter that at present, there are five fast-track passages from Tianjin to Beijing, namely the Tianjin-Shantou Expressway, the Beijing-Harbin Expressway, the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway, the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway, and the Jinjin, Rongwu, and Beijing-Shanghai joint ventures. The composition of the Beijing-Tianjin three passages. With the completion of the opening of the Beijing-Qinhuangdao Expressway, the fast-track access to Tianjin and Beijing will increase to six.

12 high-speed 10 projects under construction

In 2013, there were 12 highway construction projects in Tianjin, with a total mileage of 333 kilometers, an additional mileage of 213 kilometers, and an extension of 120 kilometers. According to the plan, the two projects of the Binbao Expressway East Section of Tianjin and the Jinbin High-speed Airport Link will be completed and open to traffic during 2013; the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway reconstruction, the Tangjin Expressway expansion, the second phase of Tangcheng Expressway, the Jingqin Expressway, and the Seven projects including the Han Highway No.1, West Waihuan Expressway and Jinning Contact Line will be completed and open to traffic in 2014; Tanglang Expressway Tianjin Section No.1 Project, Handan Expressway and Tianjin Port Expressway No.2 and other 3 projects It is planned to be completed in 2015. “At present, 10 of these 12 highways under construction have already been started, and two high-speed construction projects of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway reconstruction project and the Ningbo-Chongqing Expressway will begin before the end of the year.”

Experts Interpreting Expressway Network to Create Beijing-Tianjin “Shuangchengji”

At the age of 31, Li Xiang, who is doing business in a Sino-foreign joint venture, often travels between Beijing and Tianjin. Li Xiang said that his company's headquarters is in Beijing, but there are many distribution departments in Tianjin, not only in the urban areas, but also in remote counties and counties such as Ji County and Baodi. He used to go to Baodi or Yuxian County to go to the distribution department to check and catch up with the Beijing headquarters to hold an emergency meeting. He often returned to the city first and then went back to Beijing on the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway or the Beijing-Tianjin-Tianjin Expressway. “If you are in Baodi, select Beijing-Shenyang Expressway directly. Go on the line; after the completion of the Beijing-Qinhuangzhou Expressway, I can go directly from Jingxian to Beijing and return to Beijing.”

The person in charge of the municipal highway department stated that at present, Tianjin Expressway Road Network Construction is focused on building a new era of the Beijing-Tianjin Shuangchengji, strengthening the radiative driving of the Binhai New Area, and building a modern comprehensive transportation system, accelerating the construction of Beijing-Qinhuang and Tangcheng II. During the period, the first stage of Tanglang, the Ningbo-Chongqing Expressway, the Binshi, and the second-phase expressway such as the Tianjin Port, the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway, the Tianjin-Tianjin Expressway, and the Jinbao Expressway were renovated. By 2016, the mileage of highways will increase from 1,100 km to 1,350 km, basically forming a “nine horizontal and six vertical” road network skeleton covering the cities and towns with a population of more than 20,000. “The citizens of these towns and cities will be able to go high speeds in 15 minutes from ordinary roads.”