The total mileage of rural roads in China exceeds 4.04 million kilometers

The reporter learned from the press conference of the Ministry of transport on the 17th that since the 13th five year plan, China has invested about 710 billion yuan in vehicle purchase tax to support the construction of transportation projects in poor areas, accounting for 70% of the total scale of vehicle purchase tax in China, which provides a strong financial guarantee for winning the fight against poverty. Up to now, the total mileage of rural roads in China has exceeded 4.04 million kilometers. It is expected that by the end of this year, 100% of the qualified towns and villages will have access to hardened roads. According to reports, from January to November this year, 9402 new bus villages were built in China, including 5843 in poor areas. By the end of November, 99.45% of the villages and 99.64% of the villages and towns are qualified for the bus system. There are 3008 villages and 115 villages and towns that have access to buses but are not. The next step will be to strengthen the promotion, strengthen the policy and financial support, compact the main responsibility of local government, strengthen the supervision and research, and ensure that by the end of 2020, all the qualified towns and villages will have access to buses as scheduled.