Continuously promoting the construction of major transportation projects to provide strong support for expanding domestic demand, stabilizing growth, and benefiting people's livelihoods. Ministry of Transport | Funding | Domestic Demand
CCTV News: Today, the Ministry of Transport held a press conference. At the press conference, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport stated that since the beginning of this year, our department has continued to expand effective investment in transportation, and a number of major transportation engineering projects have continuously refreshed their progress. The construction of a modern and high-quality national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network is accelerating, providing strong support for expanding domestic demand, stabilizing growth, and benefiting people's livelihoods.
Li Chuanguang, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport: In the first half of the year, our department, together with the Ministry of Finance, has arranged a total of 304.94 billion yuan in central vehicle purchase tax funds to support the construction of local roads and waterways, and accelerate the construction of transportation projects. Since the beginning of this year, approval documents or funding arrangements have been issued for 124 key highway and waterway projects with mature preliminary working conditions, involving a total investment of 501.3 billion yuan. Approved 18 key highway project design schemes, involving a total investment of 223.5 billion yuan.
In the first half of the year, 170 new highways and ordinary national and provincial trunk road projects were launched nationwide, with a total investment of 362.6 billion yuan. The closure of the Jingxiong Bridge on the Beijing section of the Jingxiong Expressway lays the foundation for the full opening of the entire Jingxiong Expressway this year; The first phase of the Xinyingguan to Hezuo section of the transportation artery from Daban to Hezuo Road in Gannan Linxia Autonomous Prefecture, from the park to Kajia Road Temple, has been completed and opened for traffic; The final pipe section and final joint of the immersed tube tunnel in the deep middle channel have been floating and installed, and the underwater tunnel has achieved high-precision closure; All the main towers on the Huangmaohai Passage have been capped.
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In terms of water transportation, the construction of the entire Pinglu Canal has begun; The Anhui Yangtze River to Huai River Navigation Project is accelerating and is expected to be fully navigable in October; The expansion project of the Yangpu International Container Hub Port in Hainan has started.
In terms of comprehensive hub, Chongqing East Station completed an investment of 4.7 billion yuan in the first half of the year, accounting for 63% of the annual investment plan. The interior and exterior decoration of Xiamen North High Speed Railway Station has been completed, and it is expected to be ready for operation by the end of September. The eastern hub of Guangzhou's public rail intermodal transportation has basically achieved the operation of international trains once a day, forming a preliminary development pattern of "transportation+logistics+industry" integrated transportation, production and trade.
Li Chuanguang, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport: In response to the first batch of 15 cities that have received 7 billion yuan in subsidy funds for national comprehensive freight hub chain strengthening, we are working together with the Ministry of Finance to carry out performance evaluation work. Next, our department will continue to focus on connecting and strengthening the network, continuously promote the construction of major transportation projects, and contribute to the stable operation of China's economy.
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