Guangle Expressway Traffic Conditions - Baidu Encyclopedia
The Guangle Expressway is a double-track line of the Guangdong-boundary section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway. It starts from Xiaotang at the junction of Hunan and Guangdong provinces in the north, and passes through Dayaoshan, Lechang, Qujiang, Yingde, and Qingyuan in the south. , and finally arrive at Huashan Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou City, and connect to Guangzhou Airport Expressway and Zhaohua (Zhaoqing to Huadu) Expressway.
The main line of Guangle Expressway is about 270.8 kilometers long, and there are also about 31.8 kilometers of connecting lines, with a total length of 302.6 kilometers, spanning the three cities of Shaoguan, Qingyuan and Guangzhou. Among them, Shaoguan is 161.9 kilometers long, Qingyuan is 119 kilometers long, and Guangzhou Huadu is 21.7 kilometers long. [1] The entire line is a two-way 6-lane road with a roadbed width of 34.5 meters and a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It is one of the key projects planned and implemented by Guangdong Province during the "11th Five-Year Plan" and the "12th Five-Year Plan" period. It is also a new project in Guangdong Province. Ten projects and an important part of the "six verticals" of the highway.
At 15:00 on September 27, 2014, the entire Guangle Expressway was opened to traffic.
1 Construction background editor
After the Shaoguan section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway was completed, the number of transportation vehicles increased rapidly, the transportation capacity was saturated for a long time, and the transportation pressure was huge. At the peak of passenger flow during the Spring Festival in 2014, the traffic flow on the Shaoguan section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway exceeded 110,000 vehicles, and the traffic queue was more than 80 kilometers long, making it overwhelmed. [2] In addition, the Beijing-Zhuhai North Expressway has long slopes, complex road conditions, and frequent accidents. It was once listed as one of the most dangerous road sections in China by the Ministry of State and the State Council. It is the only most dangerous road section in Guangdong Province. [3]
After the completion of the Guangle Expressway project, on the one hand, it will improve the traffic capacity of north-south vehicles in Shaoguan, enhance the northward radiation effect of Guangzhou New Airport, and speed up the construction of Wuhan-Guangzhou Express Line and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway.
2 Project Features Editor
November 18, 2009,
Guangle Expressway
The Guangle Expressway started construction with a total investment of 33.342 billion yuan. It became the expressway with the longest line, the largest investment and construction scale, and extremely high technical difficulty in China at that time [4]
The Guangle Expressway was designed according to the design. , its highest altitude is only 398 meters. Compared with the northern Guangdong section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, which has a maximum altitude of 806 meters, passes through alpine mountainous areas and is prone to ice formation, the probability of this section encountering low-temperature ice and snow weather is greatly reduced. Even if the road surface is icy, Passing vehicles can completely crush the thin ice by their own weight, ensuring driving safety [5]
The Guangle Expressway adopts a design scheme of bridges and tunnels to make the road surface as smooth and easy to travel as possible and effectively protect it. Ecology and farmland along the route: Of the total length of 302 kilometers of the Guangle Expressway, 106 kilometers of the section are bridges and tunnels. The proportion of bridges and tunnels in the entire Guangle Expressway is as high as 35%. A total of 226 bridges have been erected along the line. The total length is 70 kilometers; 28 tunnels have been built [5] Among them, the Dayaoshan Tunnel Group, which passes through the Dayaoshan Nature Reserve, has a total length of 24.08 kilometers, and is the longest tunnel group in Guangdong Province. 6]
The design speed of Guangle Expressway is 120 kilometers per hour, and its main project line is two-way eight lanes or two-way six lanes. Compared with the two-way four-lane Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, which has a design speed of only 80 kilometers per hour, the traffic is Capacity has been greatly improved [7]
3 Service Facilities Editor
Site and Charge Standards
Guangle Expressway has 27 interchanges, *** set up. Pingshi West, Meihua North, Lechang, Yangxi, Ruyuandong, Baitu, Wushi, Zhangshi, Shakou, Yinghong, Yingde, Lianjiangkou, Lixi, Gaotian, Jiangkou, Yuantan, Zishan, 23 ramp toll stations including Timian, Huacheng, Chongyang, Tangliao, Lishi, and Liangcun have been included in the province's highway network toll collection system, and closed toll collection is implemented for passing vehicles [8] (Statistical data is as of October 2014. month, the same below)
Guangle Expressway toll vehicles are classified according to the province’s unified highway standard, that is, according to physical parameters such as the number of vehicle axles (wheels) and head height. The toll coefficients of Class 1 to Class 5 vehicles are respectively The charges are 1, 1.5, 2, 3, and 3.5; the charge standard for the main line is 0.6 yuan/standard vehicle kilometer, and the charge standard for the Shaoguannan and Shaoguanbei connecting lines is 0.45 yuan/standard vehicle kilometer.
According to the charges. According to the standard schedule, the main line of Guangle Expressway is about 268.7 kilometers, and the full tolls for Category 1 to 5 vehicles are 161 yuan, 242 yuan, 322 yuan, 484 yuan, and 564 yuan. The total length of the Guangle Expressway Link is about 30 kilometers, and the full tolls for Category 1 to Category 5 vehicles are 14 yuan, 20 yuan, 27 yuan, 41 yuan, and 47 yuan respectively.
Service Area
Meihuabei, Lechang, Yiliu, Yinghong, Lixi, Yuantan (one side, towards Hunan), Huacheng (one side, towards Hunan) are built along the Guangle Expressway. One-way, heading towards Guangzhou) 7 expressway service areas, as well as 2 parking areas in Zhangshi and Yingde, will be opened for operation simultaneously. It is reported that the service areas and parking areas along the Guangle Expressway are equipped with Leyi convenience stores, restaurants, gas stations, auto repairs and other services. Among them, 7 service areas all have gas stations, and 2 parking areas do not have gas stations. [8]
In terms of catering, Guangle Expressway has introduced McDonald’s and 72nd Street fast food brands in the service areas of Yiliu and Lixi along the line, and also introduced Hunan in the Lechang and Yinghong service areas. Manlou Chinese fast food has introduced handshake buffet fast food in service areas such as Meihua North, Huacheng and Yuantan.
[9]
Monitoring and positioning
Guangle Expressway is fully monitored, with cameras installed every two kilometers. In key road sections and tunnels, the management also installed automated instruments such as abnormal event detectors and microwave detectors, combined with road administration inspection vehicle-mounted and handheld mobile terminals, to grasp road traffic flow information, traffic accidents and other on-site conditions at the first time. [8]
Guangle Expressway also uses weather monitoring equipment to provide travelers with accurate weather information. Guangle Expressway uses video detection and tracking technology, Beidou satellite positioning system and other technologies to solve the problem of lack of satellite signals in the tunnel and achieve real-time monitoring of key vehicles throughout the process. [8]
4 Construction Significance Edit
Supporting Beijing-Zhuhai
After the Guangle Expressway is completed and opened to traffic, on the one hand it will help divert the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway with increasing traffic flow The northern section of Guangdong Province reduces the traffic burden; on the other hand, the Guangle Expressway has a flat terrain and low altitude, which is not suitable for ice formation in winter. The driving risk is much lower than that of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, and it also solves the problem for drivers who have to face long-distance downhill slopes. , the problem of brake failure. [10]
The Guangle Expressway has become an important direct passage from northern Guangdong to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The drive from Guangzhou to Yingde can be shortened by one hour. The opening of Guangle Expressway to traffic has brought the total mileage of expressways in Guangdong Province to exceed the 6,000-kilometer mark, surpassing Henan and becoming the first province in the country with 6,000 kilometers of expressways. [10]
Revitalizing Northern Guangdong
The completion of the Guangle Expressway will directly connect Shaoguan City's Lechang City, which is known as an economic "dead spot", to the expressway, which will drive the development of Guangdong. It plays an important role in promoting the leap-forward economic and social development of Beishan District, especially the underdeveloped counties and towns along the line. The highway will also accelerate the transfer of industries from the Pearl River Delta to the Shaoguan Mountains. [11]
The total investment in the Shaoguan section of the Guangle project is approximately 18.9 billion yuan. It is the largest investment project among the key construction projects (under construction) in Shaoguan City in 2013. This project is expected to expand Shaoguan's construction materials The demand for raw materials such as steel, cement, river sand, and gravel has promoted the development of Shaoguan's building materials industry, as well as the development of Shaoguan's land development, financial services, transportation, catering and entertainment and other related industries.
The Guangle Expressway has also boosted the tourism industry in Yingde, Lechang and other places, becoming the "tourist Shinkansen" in northern Guangdong during the National Day Golden Week in 2014. [11]
5 Negative Comments Editor
After the opening of the Guangle Expressway, 60% of the traffic flow going north via the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway was diverted to the Guangle Expressway. This resulted in the only traffic in Guangzhou. The Airport Expressway connected to the Guangle Expressway continues to experience congestion. During the first National Day Golden Week after the expressway opened to traffic, many trucks with destinations other than the airport were jammed in the middle of the road, causing many airport passengers to miss their flights and attracting criticism from citizens.