In 2035, all counties and cities in China will be able to get on the ordinary national highway in 15 minutes, which will effectively guarantee the development of economic modernization.

CCTV News:By optimizing, adding and expanding a number of national highway routes, the National Highway Network Plan will realize that all counties and cities in China will get on the national highway within 15 minutes in 2035, providing more powerful support and guarantee for the country’s economic and social modernization.

Wang Songbo, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport:The service is more convenient. It will take 15 minutes for all counties and cities in China to get on the ordinary national highway, and 30 minutes for prefecture-level administrative centers and cities and counties with an urban population of more than 100,000 to get on the national highway, which will further enhance the people’s sense of happiness, acquisition and security in modern transportation.

After the future road network is completed, China will form a multi-center network road network pattern of "multi-center radiation" of urban agglomerations, "multi-channel connectivity" among regions, provinces and groups, and "multi-line complementarity" of important channels. Realize the same-day round-trip from the provincial capital of the eastern and central regions to the cities, and the half-day round-trip from the cities to the counties, and the provincial capital of the western region will arrive at the cities on the same day; Meet the needs of one-hour commuting in mega-cities and national central city metropolitan areas.

Wang Songbo, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport:Supporting the new development pattern is more powerful. National highways will be connected to all border ports, cities and counties in China, and ordinary national highways will be connected to all border highway ports in China. The national highway network will fully cover the domestic sections of the Asian Highway network, and the level of international inter-provincial interconnection will be significantly improved.

In addition, after the completion of the road network, it will effectively improve the national defense security and road network toughness, especially the safety and reliability of key areas such as frequent natural disasters, geographical and natural barriers, borders, etc., and greatly enhance the ability to cope with natural disasters and social emergencies.

Wang Songbo, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport:The national highway network comprehensively covers 5A-level scenic spots, national scenic spots and world cultural and natural heritage (protected areas), which strengthens the supporting and driving role of highway traffic in the development of tourism industry. It has connected all the important transportation hubs in China, including 74 important ports, 106 railway hubs and 453 civil aviation transportation airports, effectively supporting the construction of "Global 123 Fast Freight Flow Circle".