From 15： 00 to 20： 00 today, some toll stations in key sections of Hubei were released free of charge.

The free release time of some toll stations in key sections of Hubei Province has been extended to 20 o’clock today.

In view of the recent traffic slowdown caused by bad weather in some sections of Guang Bei Expressway, Erguang Expressway and Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway in Hubei Province, Hubei has implemented free release for all vehicles from some toll stations in key sections. Due to the large traffic volume, the free release time has been extended to 20 o’clock today, which also facilitates the operation of machinery and equipment for shoveling ice and removing snow on the road, and ensures the smooth return of expressway arteries as soon as possible.

At present, the traffic control measures taken by highway toll stations in Hubei Province are mainly concentrated in Wuhan, Xiaogan, Jingzhou, Huanggang, Xianning and Suizhou.

Slow roads are mainly concentrated in 9 expressways, including Xuguang Expressway, Wushen Expressway, Hurong Expressway, Erguang Expressway, Fuyin Expressway, Daihuang Expressway, Hanxiao Expressway, Sihuan Expressway and Zaoshi Expressway.

In view of some slow-moving sections, especially the section from Xiantao to Jingzhou of the Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, the Hubei transportation department timely coordinated the local transportation departments of Jingzhou, Xiantao and Qianjiang to deploy snow removal equipment to reinforce the expressway. Seize the gap between rain and snow, increase snow removal, remote diversion and transshipment, strengthen inter-provincial cooperation, and adopt remote control and early diversion. Using "all the way and many parties" to coordinate operations, we will organize the orderly passage and transshipment services of stranded vehicles by means of police cars clearing the way, formation running at low speed and traffic personnel escorting.

Previously reported: From 15: 00 to 18: 00 today, some toll stations in key sections of Hubei were released free of charge.

In view of the recent slow traffic caused by bad weather in some sections of the G45 Guang Bei Expressway, G55 Erguang Expressway and G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway in Hubei Province, according to the spirit of the dispatching meeting of the Ministry of Transport, with the consent of the Hubei Provincial People’s Government, all vehicles driven out of some toll stations in key sections will be released free of charge from 15: 00 to 18: 00 on February 5, 2024, which will also facilitate the operation of machinery and equipment for shoveling ice and removing snow on the road, and ensure the smooth operation of expressway arteries as soon as possible.

At the same time, according to the principle of "nearby, parallel and high (ordinary highway with high technical level)", the Hubei Provincial Department of Transportation has formulated and issued a detailed vehicle diversion bypass scheme, and relevant local governments and transportation departments have set up vehicle diversion service stations to ensure all services for diverted vehicles in time.

As of 14: 00 on February 5th, there were still 100 expressway toll stations in the province taking traffic control measures due to road icing, mainly in Wuhan, Xiaogan, Jingzhou, Huanggang, Xianning and Suizhou. In addition, traffic control is implemented in some sections of an existing expressway, which is K55-K51 (Xintan to Xiangkou) of the two-way Dongjinghe Bridge of S13 Wujian Expressway.

The slow-moving sections are mainly concentrated in nine expressways, including G0421 Xuguang Expressway, G0422 Wushen Expressway, G42 Hurong Expressway, G55 Erguang Expressway, G70 Fuyin Expressway, S1 Daihuang Expressway, S2 Hanxiao Expressway, S40 Sihuan Expressway and S53 Zaoshi Expressway.