Citizen urges Jinan Yellow River Bridge to be free

From May 2nd last year, the Jinan Yellow River Bridge was the first part free of charge, and non-operating passenger cars with 7 or less vehicles (including 7 seats) in the area north of the Yellow River can pass through the Jinan Yellow River Bridge free of charge. The bridge is free for more than six months. How is the implementation? On the 3rd, the reporter learned that Huang Hebei 43,000 vehicles have achieved free bridges. However, many villagers and enterprises in Jinan Huanghe Hebei are even more hopeful that Huanghe’s car can also cross the bridge for free. How far is the Jinan Yellow River Bridge from full free?

One company can save 2,400 yuan for the bridge fee in one year

The Jinan Yellow River Bridge is partially free of charge, reducing the economic burden to a certain extent to the citizens of the north of the Yellow River. Jinan City People’s Congress representative Wang Erkuan is the head of a large-scale water equipment manufacturing company in Jinan. Seven years ago, he aimed at the opportunity of “Northern Cross” in Jinan and moved the factory from Huanghe Henan to Huanghebei.

Before the Yellow River Bridge was free, the bridge toll fee was a very awkward expense for Wang Erkuan, and he had to hand in money to and from a flyover area. Their company has 13 cars, of which there are 10 small cars for transfer customers and after-sales services, and 3 trucks. More often than not, a car will cross the bridge one to four times a day. "Fortunately, we can handle the season ticket through the bridge and pay 240 yuan a year. In this way, ten cars can save 2,400 yuan after free." Wang Erkuan said, now each truck has to pay 720 yuan per year. Bridge fees.

"Overall, cancelling part of the charges has a greater impact on our psychology than the cost itself."

According to the person in charge of the monthly ticket office of the Jiyang County Highway Bureau, after the Yellow River Bridge was partially free of charge, Jiyang had more than 30,000 vehicles to benefit. The person in charge of Tianqiao District Daqiao Town Agricultural Machinery Station stated that the majority of the more than 4,000 vehicles they have benefited in the town are home-owned sedans, and part of them are small vans.

The impact is not only money but also mood

The Yellow River Bridge in Jinan is currently only part of the Yellow River Hebei free of charge. According to Wang Erkuan, the role of the Jinan Yellow Hebei investment promotion and Jinan “Northern Cross” is still far from enough. "The Yellow River Bridge tolls are not a matter of money, money, and less. This directly affects the investment environment."

Wang Erkuan said that his customers are located all over the country. Every time a customer comes to visit the factory environment in Jinan, their employees lead the way ahead of the customer and pay the 10 yuan bridge toll. "These customers are very difficult to understand. Crossing a district is still charged?" Wang Erkuan frankly stated that the toll over the bridge has virtually distanced Huanghe and Jinan from each other. This has also affected a certain extent. Investment promotion.

In addition, the trucks in the factory had to send raw materials from Huanghe to Huanghebei, or from Huangbei to Huanghe Henan to process the finished products, which had to be charged. This made them even more awkward. Wang Erkuan said that in the Huanghe Industrial Park, many people are optimistic about the potential of the “Northern Cross” in Jinan. The Yellow River Bridge charges, from the bridge south to the bridge north, the actual distance is very close, but the psychological distance is very far. This has disappointed many investors.

The relevant person in charge of the Jiyang County Highway Bureau counted a sum of money. They had more than 2,000 trucks crossing the bridge. According to the current policy, trucks ranging from 1 to 5 tons will have to pay 1,500 yuan each year. And 5 to 10 tons of trucks have to pay 2,700 yuan each year, and 10 ton trucks have to pay 3,600 yuan a year. Some companies have more than one or two vehicles. These costs are not a small expense for companies. “These vehicles are mostly projects that attract investment in the county. They all hope that they can gradually and completely free of charge on the basis of the current part of free of charge.”

Deputies: Can the Lu A Car be Free

For the Jinan Yellow River Bridge tolls, there are many disputes in various sectors of society. At the two conferences in Jinan in recent years, deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have publicly called for the cancellation of cross-river charges through various forms.

On the 3rd, Zhou Jiyong, deputy of Jinan People's Congress and Party Branch Secretary of Daqiao Village in Tianqiao District, said that as the villagers of Huang and Hebei, only part of the charges have been cancelled at present, and many villagers still feel that they are blocked. "If we can't make foreign vehicles free of charge, can we first implement the Lu A license car all for free?"

Sun Jianjun, a member of the Jinan CPPCC committee and deputy chairman of the Jinan Municipal Committee of the People's Republic of China, said that last year he went to Jiyang to do research. Although some of the villagers in the Yellow River Bridge were free of charge, many of them expressed their approval, but they are even more hopeful that the Yellow River Bridge can be completely free. "In order to cross the north, they are even more hopeful that Huang Hebei's car will be free to Huanghe and Hebei." Sun Jianjun said that only by breaking this bottleneck will attract more people to Huanghe to invest in factories, sightseeing and tourism. The annual “11” holiday tour can explain the problem. The mountains in the south are full, but north of the Yellow River is deserted. In addition to resource development and other reasons, the Yellow River Bridge tolls are definitely a big constraint. Sun Jianjun said that he will again take the Yellow River Bridge as a completely free proposal as a proposal to bring this year's Jinan two sessions.

Jinan Yellow River Bridge charges 28 years
As the first cross-Yellow River highway bridge in Jinan, the Jinan Yellow River Bridge began collecting vehicle tolls in April 1985, which has been charged for 28 years.

The “Regulations on the Management of Toll Roads” promulgated by China in 2004 stipulates that the maximum time limit for charging the government’s repayment roads should not exceed 20 years, and the longest period for operating roads should not exceed 25 years. It must not exceed 30 years in length. According to the existing arrangements, Shandong Expressway Co., Ltd. will not formally stop charging until November 15, 2017. By then, the charge time for the Jinan Yellow River Bridge will be as long as 32 years.