It is estimated that 3213.5 billion will be invested in transportation

On December 27, the State Council's new office held a press conference on the achievements of high-quality transportation development. The reporter of "daily economic news" noted at the press conference that 2019 is an extraordinary and landmark year in the development of transportation industry. Wu Chungeng, spokesman of the Ministry of transport and director of the policy research office, said at the conference that in 2019, the country is expected to complete the investment in fixed assets of transportation of about 3213.5 billion yuan, the construction of 330000 kilometers of new roads, 385 kilometers of new and improved high-level waterways, 8000 kilometers of new railway operating kilometers, and 5 newly certified civil transport airports. Wu Chungeng further pointed out that in 2019, the annual business passenger traffic volume of highways and waterways is expected to be 13.02 billion person times and 270 million person times respectively, and the urban public transport passenger traffic volume will exceed 90 billion person times; the railway passenger traffic volume will be 3.68 billion person times. "It is estimated that the annual traffic volume of road and waterway commercial goods will be 41.65 billion tons and 7.45 billion tons respectively; that of railway goods will be 4.39 billion tons, an increase of 9%; that of civil aviation goods and mail will be 7.48 million tons, and that of express delivery will be 63 billion, an increase of 25%." Wu Chungeng introduced the implementation of 79000 km rural road "smooth return" renovation project, the completion of 319000 km national road name and number adjustment, and the improvement of 283000 traffic signs. The project of life safety protection for township roads and highways above 240000 kilometers and the reconstruction of 4700 dangerous bridges have been completed.