Transportation infrastructure is the artery of social and economic development, and building a strong transportation nation has become an important strategic goal of China. The reporter learned from a related press conference held by the Information Office of the Gansu Provincial Government on July 6 that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the investment in fixed assets in Gansu's transportation infrastructure is expected to be 450 billion yuan. By 2025, the mileage of highways and first-class highways in the province will reach more than 8,000 kilometers; all natural villages with larger populations of more than 30 households will have hardened roads; there will be 11 civil aviation airports; the province’s navigable-grade waterways will reach 600 kilometers, forming a "safe and reliable" , Convenient, smooth, cost-effective, smart and green transportation system.

According to reports, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Gansu Province will benchmark new development stages, new development concepts, and new development patterns, and in accordance with the concept of "appropriately advanced" development of transportation infrastructure, increase the scale of transportation investment and serve as a good economic and social development. The "Pioneer Officer". Gansu Province will focus on planning and implementing 8 "hard support" project groups, in order to accelerate the construction of the "1 hour economic circle", support the Lanxi urban agglomeration, the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, rebuild the Hexi Corridor, and the western land-sea corridor and other major strategies for the implementation and implementation of the masses Convenient travel provides transportation support, and truly makes project construction a driving force for the development of transportation. Fully implement the highway expansion project, strive to build a 100-billion-level road and economic industrial chain, and fully implement standardized management. Among them, in terms of cultivating and building a 100-billion-level Luyan economic industrial chain, the Expressway Luyan Economic Industry Research Center and the Gansu Luyan Economic Industry Research Institute have been established to promote the "Symphony Silk Road Line 1" of the Dunhuang cultural tourism economic circle in an orderly manner. "The transportation and travel integration project actively explores new engines, new paths, and new kinetic energy for the transformation and development of transportation.

In terms of accelerating the development of new transportation infrastructure, Gansu Province will focus on the implementation of a system of “revealing the rankings” for scientific and technological innovation, promoting the construction of transportation technology innovation centers, smart transportation key laboratories, and new infrastructure smart transportation industrial ports, and accelerating the promotion of “cloud-network integration” highways The construction of the network operation monitoring system and the construction of the field scientific observation and research base for the performance of the highway infrastructure in the cold and arid areas of the northwest, promote the deep integration of cutting-edge technologies such as big data, 5G, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and vehicle-road collaboration with transportation, and develop and cultivate transportation big data Industrial clusters. Promote the construction of charging piles and charging stations in key regional expressway service areas, passenger transport hubs, etc., and promote the use of new energy and clean energy vehicles.

Gansu Province has a long and narrow area, and its transportation infrastructure requires large investment and high-quality construction. It is understood that as of the end of 2020, the total length of highways in Gansu Province has reached 155,957 kilometers (excluding natural village group roads), ranking 18th in the country, and the overall scale of highways is at the middle and upper reaches of the country. Among them, the national highway is 4,183 kilometers, ranking 14th in the country; ordinary national highways are 9498 kilometers, ranking 11th in the country; provincial highways are 17,180 kilometers, ranking 8th in the country. There are 124,927 kilometers of rural roads, ranking 18th in the country. There are 5072 kilometers of expressways, ranking 18th in the country. With the opening of Pingtian and other highways, this ranking has advanced one more place, becoming 17th in the country. Transportation has taken a big step forward on the basis of basically adapting to economic and social development, ensuring that the people can walk, walk well, and walk comfortably. Editor/Xu Shengpeng