In the context of the country's vigorous promotion of the rural revitalization strategy, a rural highway infrastructure project with a total investment of 1.5 trillion yuan is accelerating across the country. This major project, which benefits hundreds of millions of farmers, will not only significantly improve rural transportation conditions, but also provide valuable development opportunities for small and medium-sized engineering enterprises across the country.

The newly issued "Rural Highway Regulations" provide institutional guarantee for the implementation of the project. The regulations make it clear that rural highway construction will adhere to the principle of government-led and diversified financing, covering the three-level road network of county, township and village roads. The project focuses on upgrading existing roads, widening narrow roads, and strengthening dangerous bridges, and it is expected that more than 100,000 kilometers of new and reconstructed rural roads will be built and rebuilt in the next five years.

Judging from the projects that have been launched in various places, this round of rural road construction shows the remarkable characteristics of "small but many". Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Tibet and other provinces have taken the lead in taking action, and the project is generally implemented in the form of sub-bidding sections, with a single bid section amounting to between 200 and 5 million yuan, and some projects even adopt the method of cash-for-work to provide employment opportunities for local villagers.

"These engineering projects at our doorstep are what our small and medium-sized engineering enterprises are best at." An engineering contractor from Hunan said, "The project funds are guaranteed and the risk of payment is small, which is a real development opportunity for us." "

The promotion of rural highway construction will have multiple positive effects. In terms of people's livelihood, it will effectively solve the problem of agricultural product transportation and promote farmers' income. Taking Sanmenxia, Henan Province as an example, after the improvement of roads in the local apple producing area, the income of fruit farmers increased by 40%. At the economic level, it is estimated that the demand for cement alone will reach 42 million tons, injecting strong impetus into related industries.

Industry experts pointed out that the 1.5 trillion rural highway construction project is not only a concrete implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, but also an important measure to stabilize employment and promote development under the current economic situation. With the official implementation of the "Rural Highway Regulations" on September 15, the construction of rural transportation infrastructure will enter a new stage of high-quality development, laying a solid foundation for the integrated development of urban and rural areas.(This article is from the official website of Jiandao www.seetao.com it must not be reproduced without permission, otherwise it will be investigated, please indicate the reprint of Jiandao.com + original link) See the editor of the infrastructure engineering column of Jiandao.com/Gao Xue