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Changes of Sichuan's Transportation Planning and Layout
Updated:2021.03.01

  The CPC Central Committee and the State Council have issued the National Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline for the year from 2021 to 2035, and even to the middle of this century. This is China's first medium- and long-term plan for comprehensive three-dimensional transportation.

  What is the position for Sichuan in thePlanning Outline? The 14th Five-Year Plan is being formulated to be rolled out. What will be the changes in planning and layout for Sichuan?

  What are the changes in the transportation network?

  Great improvement on transportation potential of Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle

  In this Planning Outline, the key areas are divided into 3 categories according to the transport demand, including poles, clusters and groups. It is clearly defined that Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle are classified as poles. This is the first time that the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle is listed alongside the other three "poles" in the nationaltransportation planning, according to an official of the Department of Transportation of Sichuan Province.

  "The reason why Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle is classified as "pole" is that it has become a national strategy and shoulders the historical mission of creating a new economic growth pole and source of driving the development," according to the official, the other three "poles" are located in coastal and economically developed areas, while the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle is the first pole in inland China. Because transportation is the primary factor of economic and social development, it is necessary to connect the four poles, and thus the transportation potential of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle in the country is definitely greatly enhanced.

  In the Planning Outline, it specifies how the other three poles connect the pole of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. According to the traffic link intensity among poles, clusters and groups, a national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network backbone consisting of the main axis, corridor and channel, including 6 main axes, 7 corridors and 8 channels, of which 3 main axes, 2 corridors and 2 channels intersect with the pole of Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. "In terms of the layout, the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle is becoming more important."

  It is also proposed in the Planning Outline to build a multi-level integrated national comprehensive transportation hub system. Therefore, Sichuan also plays an important role in the international comprehensive transportation hub.

  China will build 4 international comprehensive transportation hub clusters. Chengdu and Chongqing will be the core of the hub cluster of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. Chengdu has a place in the international comprehensive transportation hub city, international railway hub and station, and international air (cargo) hub.

  What changes will the transportation network bring?

  Adjustment and improvement on Sichuan's transportation network planning

  Han Xianke, Vice President of Institute of Transportation Development Strategy & Planning of Sichuan Province, the Planning Outline is an important measure to implement the Outline for Building a Transport-strong Nation and is more specific.

  "Building a transport-strong nation" is a grand blueprint. The Planning Outline specifies the layout of major national transportation infrastructure including major corridors and hubs. It provides guidance and basis for the high-quality development of a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network and also provides guidance for all provinces to make their own transportation network planning.

  Department of Transportation of Sichuan Province is working with provincial developments including Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission to prepare the Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline of Sichuan Province. "We will adjust and improve our provincial planning in line with the National Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline,"said an official from the Department of Transportation of Sichuan Province, adding that Sichuan will further improve its transportation network with the national main channels as the framework and in different levels, so as to build a systematic transportation network to make it connect with the upper planning.

  The Planning Outline provides a network and framework, but does not give specific transportation infrastructure projects. "These specific projects will be presented in the special programs."

  The Planning Outline also sets out key targets for the transportation network by 2035. For instance, more than 80% of the population will enjoy one-hour rapid transit services and more than 90% of intermodal reloading will complete in one hour. "Sichuan will make its transportation network planningaccording to this indicator, and some of the ratios will be even higher."


 
 
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