my country's highway network has connected about 95%of the population

People's Daily, Beijing, July 25th. The reporter learned from the special press conference held by the Ministry of Transport on the 25th: At present, the highway network with the national highway as the main body has covered 98.8%of cities and more than 200,000 cities and more than 200,000 cities and more The prefecture -level administrative center connects about 88%of the county -level administrative regions and about 95%of the population in the country; ordinary national roads basically cover county -level and above administrative regions and border ports that are opened all year round. Scenic areas, etc.

According to reports, the National Highway Network includes the National Highway Network and the Ordinary National Highway Network. It is an important part of the national comprehensive three -dimensional traffic network and the main skeleton. As of the end of 2021, the national highway has been completed 117,000 kilometers, and the mileage of ordinary national highway has reached 257,700 kilometers. The National Highway Network Plan issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport recently issued that by 2035, the total scale of the national highway network will reach approximately 461,000 kilometers, of which about 162,000 kilometers of highways and 299,000 kilometers of ordinary national highway.

At the meeting, the relevant situation of the high -quality development of rural roads was also introduced. The total mileage of rural highways increased from 3.564 million kilometers at the end of 2011 to 4.466 million kilometers at the end of 2021, and increased more than 900,000 kilometers in 10 years.

In recent years, highway construction technology innovation has been rich in technical innovation. Highway survey and design technology represented by digital maps, geological remote sensing, computer -aided design and simulation, Beidou system application, etc. are continuously improving; The technology is constantly mature and improved; the large span bridge and the long -distance tunnel, the submarine sink tunnel, the large diameter shield tunnel of the mountain areas, the submarine sinking tunnel, and the large diameter shield tunnel have continued to make breakthroughs. In the next step, the relevant departments will start with the planning of the implementation of key projects, coordinated connection with other traffic methods, enhance the green intelligent level of highway construction, and promote the high and reliable road facility network to promote the construction of modernization and more secure and reliable road facilities networks. High -quality national highway network. (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang)

Source: People's Daily

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