Pay attention to avoid traffic jams on these roads in Shanghai, as the May Day travel peak is approaching

As the May Day holiday approaches, Shanghai's road traffic is about to usher in a travel peak. According to predictions by the public security and traffic police, the average daily traffic volume on Shanghai's expressways during the holidays is expected to reach 1.76-1.81 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 2%-5%. The overall trend will be "high at the ends and low in the middle." It should be noted that precipitation may occur on the day before and on the last day of the holiday, which will have a certain impact on vehicle travel.

From 0:00 on May 1 to 24:00 on May 5, free passage policy for passenger cars with less than 7 seats will be implemented on highways across the country. The Municipal Public Security Traffic Police Corps estimates that the average daily traffic flow out of Shanghai on the May Day holiday will be close to 470,000 vehicles, and the average daily traffic flow into Shanghai will be nearly 440,000 vehicles.

It is predicted that Shanghai's "May Day" out-of-city traffic peak will gradually appear in the afternoon of April 30, and peak at 17-18 o'clock on the same day; in the two days before the holiday, the traffic out of Shanghai will be relatively concentrated between 10-11 o'clock every day. . During this period, congestion is likely to occur at the Gaodong Toll Station and along some sections of Wuzhou Avenue, G1503 Shanghai Ring Expressway, and cross-river passages such as Suburban Ring Tunnel, Changjiang Road Tunnel, and Xiangyin Road Tunnel. In addition, on the first day of the May Day holiday, due to the peak congestion of Jiangsu Sutong Bridge, the congestion in the Jiangsu direction of the G15 Shenhai Expressway may spread to the Jiading section.

The return peak time will be from 16:30 to 18:30 on May 4th and 5th. During this period, the G40 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway entering Shanghai is prone to congestion. It should be noted that due to the superimposed influence of tourist passenger flow in Chongming Island, it is expected that starting from around 15:00 on May 3, the G40 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway will have a concentrated peak in the direction of Shanghai urban area.

Affected by the overhaul of the S20 outer ring tunnel, some vehicles traveling to the G40 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway need to go around the surrounding cross-river tunnels, which may form new congestion nodes during the holiday travel peak period. Compared with before the closure construction of the outer ring tunnel, the current single-day traffic volume of the suburban ring tunnel from west to east has increased by about 1 times, and the single-day traffic volume of the Changjiang Road Tunnel from west to east has increased by about 1.7 times. Traffic pressure during holidays is huge.

In this regard, the public security and traffic police department will dynamically monitor changes in traffic flow on highways and urban expressways, scientifically adjust police deployment, and strengthen traffic command and order control. Implement orderly diversion of highway traffic with long backlog distances, superimpose video patrols, drone inspections and other measures to promptly detect and deal with traffic congestion and accidents, and improve road traffic efficiency.

Forecast of road sections prone to congestion during the peak period of highways leaving the city during the May Day holiday

Forecast of road sections prone to congestion during the peak period of returning to the city on expressways during the May Day holiday

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During the "May Day" period, the demand for medium and long-term travel is strong, and it is expected that various transportation hubs in the city will see a concentration of tourists. The traffic police department reminds citizens to try to choose green travel methods such as subways and buses to go to transportation hubs. Citizens who drive or take a taxi need to reserve sufficient time to go out early to avoid delaying their journey due to road congestion.

The public security and traffic police department will also focus on the traffic operations in areas surrounding Hongqiao Hub, Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station, Pudong Airport, Wusongkou International Cruise Port and other transportation hubs, strengthen police deployment during peak hours, and dynamically optimize and adjust traffic organization and signal timing. , improve the operation efficiency of the parking garage and avoid long-term congestion on the roads around the entrance and exit of the parking lot. At the same time, the traffic police department will jointly carry out rectification work on illegal passenger transport with relevant departments, and strictly investigate and deal with traffic violations such as vehicles occupying the road and waiting for passengers, causing congestion.

According to data from online platforms, during this year’s May Day holiday, family travel, cultural travel, and food travel became a craze. Citizens are more enthusiastic about going to theme parks, zoos, historical areas, themed exhibition halls, and night markets in business districts. Large parks such as Disneyland and Haichang Ocean Park are still the first choice for parent-child travel destinations. At the same time, due to the attraction of consumer activities such as the “May 5th Shopping Festival”, the flow of people and vehicles around the business district in the afternoon is relatively concentrated, resulting in a large demand for parking. There may be vehicles occupying the streets around some bars at night, waiting for customers.

Points prone to congestion around scenic spots and business districts during the May Day holiday