“Holiday Return Peak: Record High Traffic on Expressways”

The 2nd is the 4th day of the “May 1st” holiday, and a total of 33.2 million passengers are expected to be sent by highways and waterways across the country. Among them, the national highway is expected to send 31.5 million passengers, an increase of 3.3% month-on-month, and an increase of 96.4% over the same period in 2022; the waterway is expected to send 1.7 million passengers, an increase of 10.73% month-on-month, and an increase of 133.35% over the same period in 2022. It is estimated that the national expressway passenger vehicle flow will be 51.37 million, a year-on-year increase of about 101.29%. National railways are expected to send 16.45 million passengers, and 11,548 passenger trains are planned to be operated.

According to data from the Ministry of Public Security, on the 2nd, various places began to usher in the peak of holiday return trips. The traffic flow of the main highways across the country is running at a high level, and the flow of expressways has reached a record high.

Local public security departments and transportation departments have strengthened emergency response, strengthened publicity reminders, and coordinated various tasks such as safe production before and after the “May 1st” and ensuring smooth traffic with a sense of responsibility of “always rest assured”. Data shows that on the 2nd, except for some road sections that were congested and slowed down due to excessive traffic, scratching accidents and other reasons, the national highways and national and provincial highways were basically normal.