On the last day of the National Day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the traffic volume of highway return vehicles nationwide was stable.

Today is the last day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. What’s the situation of roads and waterways in China?

Today’s national highway flow

Close to or more than 56 million vehicles

CCTV reporter Chen Xi:On the last day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the traffic volume of the national highway network continued to maintain a high level. According to the judgment of the Road Network Center of the Ministry of Transport, it is estimated that today, the national highway flow will approach or exceed 56 million vehicles. Road network traffic is mainly medium and long-distance return traffic and some short-distance return traffic, and the traffic around transportation hubs such as railway stations and airports in large and medium-sized cities is large, which is prone to the phenomenon of slow traffic.

There are moderate to heavy rains in many provinces across the country.

Involving multiple high-speed roads

According to the national highway weather forecast map, from 20: 00 on October 7 to 20: 00 on October 8, there were moderate to heavy rains in parts of central and southern Inner Mongolia, eastern Gansu, Ningxia, northern and southern Shaanxi, and central and northern Shanxi, and some high-speed sections such as Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing, Kunming, Beijing, Tibet, Jingxin and Rongwu were affected by rainfall. Remind everyone to be alert to slippery roads and stagnant water on the way back, keep the speed of driving, and pay attention to controlling the distance between cars.

There are many high-speed rainfalls in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

The road sections displayed on the big screen of the Comprehensive Dispatching Command Center of the Ministry of Transport include Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, Tianjin-Beijing Expressway, Hebei Xuanda Expressway, etc. There is some water on the road surface. Today, some expressways in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are affected by rainfall, but it does not affect the normal traffic of vehicles.

Yangtze River Delta Expressway welcomes the peak of return traffic

In addition, there are Shanghai Hushan Expressway, Anhui Hushan Expressway Chuzhou Section, Jiangsu Beijing-Shanghai Expressway Suzhou Section, and Zhejiang Shanghai-Kunming Expressway Jiaxing Section. The one-way traffic on the road has increased, which is obviously affected by the peak of return traffic.

There are queues in Chengdu-Chongqing and Greater Bay Area Expressway.

There are slow queues on the roads of Chengdu Ring Expressway in Sichuan, Huyu Expressway in Chongqing, Qingyuan Section of Leguang Expressway in Guangdong and Shenzhong Passage. Please pay attention to drive carefully and obey the traffic rules on the way back.

Seven days before the holiday

Zhoushan waterway passenger traffic reached 1.4 million passengers.

In terms of water transport, a number of passenger ships at Duntou Passenger Terminal in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province are berthing and leaving in an orderly manner. As an important maritime hub connecting Liuheng, Xiazhi, Ant and other islands, Zhoushan Island also undertakes the task of route transportation to popular tourist attractions such as Taohua Island. According to the statistics of Zhoushan Maritime Safety Administration, seven days before the holiday, Zhoushan has completed a total of 1.4 million passenger trips by sea, and Zhoushan expects that there will still be 120,000 passengers entering and leaving today.

Zhejiang Maritime Department Launches Special Safeguard Mechanism

Ensure the safety of passengers’ return journey on water

In order to ensure the safe and smooth return transportation, Zhejiang Maritime Department has launched a special safeguard mechanism, and relies on the intelligent maritime system to monitor passenger flow changes and meteorological dynamics in real time. At the same time, the maritime department maintains linkage with the Meteorological Observatory, and deploys emergency rescue forces in key waters in advance to ensure the first response in case of emergency.

Please pay attention to the return journey on water.

Check the shift information in advance and bring your certificate.

In addition, remind passengers and friends who travel by water:

• Inquire about the passenger flight information through the official platform in advance and arrange the travel time reasonably;
• Parking resources around the wharf are tight during peak hours, so it is suggested to choose public transportation or feeder service as far as possible;
• Please bring your ID card and other valid documents before you travel, and cooperate with the on-site security inspection and the management of people and vehicles.

(CCTV reporter Chen Xi Yang Lijun)