There will be an increase in motor vehicle travel in the city. On the first day of the first month, vehicles may be slowed around Nanputuo Temple. On the sixth day of the first month, the city’s congestion index will gradually return to normal levels.
The Spring Festival holiday traffic forecast is here to help you plan your route and travel off-peak
Xiamen DailyNews (Reporter Ke Kaiyun, Correspondent Jiao Xuan) Yesterday, Xiamen traffic police released a forecast of road traffic operation during the Spring Festival in 2022, reminding citizens to make travel plans. The traffic police department predicts that the number of people returning home for the Chinese New Year this year will be lower than in previous years, especially the flow of people traveling across provinces will be significantly reduced, and motor vehicle travel in the city will increase. From 0:00 on January 31 to 24:00 on February 6, the expressway will be exempted from tolls. During this period, the traffic flow of short and medium-distance self-driving to visit relatives, friends, and tourism will be superimposed, the flow of people and vehicles will peak, and local traffic will gather around key scenic spots and business districts in Xiamen.
January 30 (December 28 of the lunar calendar)
Increased traffic flow in and out of the island during evening rush hour
Ahead of the holiday, the city-wide congestion index will remain at a level close to the January weekday. There will be a small-scale outbound peak in the evening peak on the day before the Spring Festival holiday (January 30). It is predicted that the overall vehicle delay is basically the same as the normal Friday evening peak, and there will be a small-scale vehicle queue. The main slow-moving sections are concentrated in entry and exit The island has “four bridges, two tunnels and one embankment”, urban expressways, main roads in major cities and roads connecting “four bridges, two tunnels and one embankment”. Traffic flow dropped sharply on New Year’s Eve and then began to gradually increase.
February 1 (the first day of the first lunar month)
Expected South Putuo, Huangcuo Beach
There are vehicles slowing down
On the morning of February 1, the traffic police predicted that some citizens would go to Nanputuo Temple, and there would be some vehicles slowing down around Nanputuo Temple.
From 20:00 to 20:30 on the same day, an event will be held at Huangcuo Beach on Huandao Road. The traffic police department predicts that at around 14:00, the traffic flow to the Huangcuo Beach section of Huandao Road will gradually increase. The traffic flow from Ping Road towards Huangcuo Beach will gradually increase. At 18:00, the vehicle slowed down, and the traffic peak reached from 19:30 to 20:00; after the event ended at 20:30, the crowd left the venue in a concentrated manner, and there would also be a short-term vehicle concentration situation, and because the departure time was the same, The traffic pressure on the surrounding roads is significantly higher than the admission time, and it is predicted that the vehicle delay will continue until 22:00.
During the Spring Festival holiday
There is a lot of traffic around popular scenic spots and business circles
During the holiday period, there will be no large-scale congestion on the whole except for some scenic spots and surrounding business circles. The main traffic flow during the day is concentrated in the surrounding roads of Huandao Road, Xiamen University, Zhongshan Road, Shangli Reservoir, Wanshi Botanical Garden, Zengcuo’an and other popular scenic spots, such as Huyuan Road, Daxue Road, Yanwu Road, Huandao Road, Wenping Road, Yanwu Bridge, etc.; in the evening, the traffic flow gradually shifts from the scenic spot to the business district, and the traffic flow at night is mainly concentrated in the surrounding sections of the business district such as Shimao Twin Towers, China Town, Huli Wanda, SM City Plaza, and Mixc City, such as Siming South Road , Siming North Road, Daxue Road, Yanwu Road, Yanwu Bridge, Lujiang Road, Xianyue Road, etc. The congestion will be significantly relieved compared with the same period last month, but there will be a certain increase compared with the Spring Festival in previous years.
On February 6 (the sixth day of the first lunar month), the city’s congestion index will gradually return to the level of normal working days starting from the last day of the holiday.
【Traffic Police Reminder】
Abandon bad traffic habits and pay attention to travel safety
Citizens and friends are requested to abide by traffic laws and regulations, avoid overcrowding, speeding, overloading, drunk driving, fatigue driving, illegal parking, random lane change, and honking horns, consciously abandon bad traffic habits, resist all kinds of traffic violations, and find serious traffic violations, the public You can report serious violations such as hit-and-run, overloaded vans and trucks, drunk driving, drug-driving, illegal modification, and vehicle noise disturbing the public by dialing the 110 alarm number and the 12123 voice service hotline. The traffic police department will give cash rewards to those who report and verify. Report rewards for seven categories of fifteen serious road traffic safety violations, such as hit-and-run, motor vehicle overloading, illegal modification, etc., if verified to be true, the reward amount ranges from 150 yuan to 10,000 yuan.