Recently, Foshan held a transportation work conference. At the meeting, Foshan's transportation work was introduced. In 2021, the city's transportation infrastructure construction plan in Foshan will complete an investment of 35.77 billion yuan, which will set off a large-scale transportation construction. In order to speed up the integration into the “Greater Bay Area on the track”, Foshan will speed up the construction of the Gaoming-Zhaoqing east section of the Zhuhai-Zhuhai high-speed railway, the Guangzhou-Foshan ring line from Foshan West Station to Guangzhou North Station, and Foshan via Guangzhou to Dongguan Intercity Projects, and strive to 2021 Start construction in 2012; accelerate the advancement of the preparatory work for the second phase of construction planning projects such as the second phase of line 2, the first phase of line 4 and line 11, and strive to start construction within 2021.

At the same time, Foshan will also accelerate the construction of the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport Project and the surrounding road network, rail and other comprehensive transportation facilities, and strive to start the construction of the new airport as soon as possible, and through the introduction of regional rail lines such as Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway and Zhuzhao High-speed Railway. With Nansha-Gaoming Expressway, Guangzhong Jiangxi Extension, Zhaoming Expressway and other high-speed expressways, gradually build an air-rail integrated transportation hub with aviation functions as the mainstay.

Interpretation: Foshan will set off a major transportation construction

At the meeting, Foshan Municipal Transportation Bureau revealed that in 2021, the city's transportation infrastructure construction plans to complete an investment of 35.77 billion yuan, of which Foshan is responsible for the implementation of the project's planned investment of 33.426 billion. In the first quarter, the transportation infrastructure project implemented by Foshan actually completed an investment of 6.984 billion yuan, completing 101.9% of the schedule and achieving a good start. In 2021, Foshan will set off a comprehensive "transportation construction", and focus on the deployment of the following projects and tasks in many aspects.

Aviation: Several high-speed rail and high-speed lines are introduced into the new Foshan Airport

Currently, the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport Project (Foshan New Airport) has obtained relevant approvals. In order to accelerate the construction of the aviation hub, Foshan will accelerate the construction of the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport Project and the surrounding road network, rail and other comprehensive transportation supporting facilities in 2021, and strive to start the construction of the new airport as soon as possible. Regional rail lines such as the Zhaoming High-speed Railway and the Nansha-Gaoming Expressway, Guangzhong Jiangxi Extension, Zhaoming Expressway and other high-speed expressways will gradually build an air-rail integrated transportation hub with aviation functions as the mainstay.

Track: Strengthen Guangzhou-Shenzhen connectivity through three inter-city lines

In 2021, Foshan's new round of urban rail transit construction planning was approved. In order to speed up its integration into the “Greater Bay Area on the Track”, on the one hand, Foshan will speed up the construction of rail transit projects under construction such as the first phase of Line 2, Line 3, and the Shunde section of the west extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 7. At the end of 2021, the Shunde section of the west extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 7 will realize full-line trial operation. On the other hand, it will speed up the construction of the Gaoming-Zhaoqing east section of the Zhuhai-Zhaoqing high-speed railway, the Guangzhou-Foshan ring line from Foshan West Station to Guangzhou North Station, and Foshan via Guangzhou to Dongguan intercity projects, and strive to start construction in 2021. Accelerate the advancement of the preliminary preparations for the second phase of the construction planning projects of Line 2, Phase 1 of Line 4, and Line 11, and strive to start construction within 2021. In addition, it will also actively carry out the preliminary research work of the Liu-Guang Railway, Zhaoshun South Intercity and Guangfo Jiangzhu Intercity projects.

Foshan Rail Transit Bureau stated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it will seize the strategic opportunities for the construction of "dual zones" and the regional development pattern of "one core, one belt and one zone", and vigorously promote the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang high-speed rail and the Zhuzhao high-speed rail (Jiangmen to Pearl River Delta). The construction of three national railway projects including the hub airport section) and the Zhuzhao high-speed railway (Gaoming to Zhaoqing east section), promotes the Guangzhou-Foshan Ring Road (Foshan West to Guangzhou North), Foshan via Guangzhou to Dongguan Intercity, Guangzhou to Guangzhou South The construction of three inter-city projects in the Guangzhou metropolitan area, including the railway station connection line, will strengthen the interconnection with neighboring cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Road network: build an efficient and integrated transportation network in Guangfo

In terms of road network, Foshan will focus on optimizing the urban road network and strengthening transportation links with surrounding cities such as Guangzhou. To this end, Foshan will accelerate the progress of the remaining projects in the Foshan section of the Guangfo-Zhaozhou Expressway, the construction of the "First Ring Road" west extension, the west extension of Jihua Road, the third phase of Tangxi Avenue and its south extension; continue to promote the "broken end" The five-year action plan for linking roads will urge all units to speed up project construction and increase research and judgment to ensure that another 20 “dead-end roads” are opened in 2021. Accelerate the preliminary preparations for the Guangfo Shinkansen east extension composite passage project and the Sanle Road east extension composite passage project, and strive to start construction as soon as possible. Editor/Xu Shengpeng