Jiangsu Provincial Department of Transportation Portal Traffic News The provincial government approved the ＂Jiangsu Provincial Highway Network Planning (2023

Recently, Jiangsu Provincial Highway Network Planning (2023-2035) (hereinafter referred to as "Planning") was approved by the provincial government.

The Plan proposes that by 2035, a modern high-quality provincial highway network with reasonable layout, prominent focus, convenience, high efficiency, green intelligence, safety and reliability will be formed, with world-class service quality and network efficiency, which will strongly support Jiangsu Highway to take the lead in realizing modernization, highlight the development values of "better serving the public" and fully adapt to the growing and beautiful travel needs of the people. Among them, the general provincial highway planning forms a network layout of 6 shots, 54 vertical lines, 40 horizontal lines and 44 links, with a total mileage of about 10,354 kilometers.

According to the Plan, our province will give priority to routes with strategic functions, focusing on national strategies such as the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and supporting the development of "1+3" key functional areas. Give priority to the implementation of regional trunk lines with significant functions, and improve the layout of provincial highways in comprehensive transportation corridor with "seven verticals and six horizontals". Give priority to the formation of urban trunk highway loop, orderly promote the rapid transformation of key sections such as busy trunk lines and short-straight connecting roads in cities and counties, and straighten out the relationship between provincial highways and urban nodes. Give priority to inter-provincial and inter-city connecting lines, and further strengthen inter-provincial and inter-city interconnection.

Through the implementation of this round of planning, our province will strengthen the connection of Lianyungang Port, Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Suzhou Lujiabang Freight Yard and other major hubs, improve the connecting lines of river-crossing passages, and significantly enhance the service capabilities of the "One Belt and One Road" initiative and the national strategy for the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. 19 inter-provincial interfaces were added, which further improved the level of interconnection with the highway networks of Shanghai, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, and strengthened the support for the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta. Connecting all major ports along the Yangtze River and coastal areas, major inland river operation areas, transportation airports, important railway stations and other hubs, the ability of ordinary national provincial highway network to serve important transportation hubs has been further strengthened, and the collection and distribution efficiency of various transportation hubs has been significantly improved.

The provincial government’s approval requires that, in accordance with the requirements of accelerating the construction of a modern comprehensive transportation system, we should pay attention to the convergence of planning and implementation of roads, railways, water transport and aviation, make overall plans to promote coordinated development and give full play to the overall benefits of the comprehensive transportation network; Establish and improve the coordination and promotion mechanism of planning implementation, incorporate the planning results into the land spatial planning at all levels and localities as soon as possible, do a good job in pre-control of planning corridors, strengthen coordination and coordination, and strengthen the guarantee of elements to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan. (Office of Comprehensive Planning, Office of Highway Center, Planning Center)