Shanghai welcomes heavy passenger flow on the first day of the National Day holiday, with more than 310,000 passengers arriving and departing from Hongqiao hub

China News Service, Shanghai, October 1 (Li Shuzheng, Li Hui) On October 1, the first day of the National Day holiday, Shanghai welcomed a large passenger flow. The reporter learned from the Traffic Control Corps of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau that from 17:00 on September 30 to 9:00 on October 1, the number of vehicles on all channels in Shanghai increased, and traffic is currently running smoothly. Among them, the number of passengers arriving and departing from Hongqiao hub has exceeded 310,000. Officials estimate that during the National Day holiday this year, the number of passengers arriving and departing from Shanghai Hongqiao Hub will reach 5 million.

In response to the large passenger flow during the holidays, the Shanghai police further optimized the traffic organization around the Hongqiao hub and expressways to improve the efficiency of vehicle traffic and passenger connections.

Relevant staff from the Traffic Control Corps of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau said that as of 9:00 on October 1, the main exit channels in Shanghai were basically open.

Shanghai Minhang police directed vehicles to enter the Hongqiao hub in an orderly manner. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Public Security Bureau

"In view of the large passenger flow in Hongqiao hub, this year we have added 8 'stop and go' parking spots on Yonghong Road." Gong Yunhe, deputy captain of the first team of the Traffic Management Detachment of the Minhang Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, said that together with the original spots, the police have set up a total of 33 "stop and go" parking spots to facilitate the quick parking and departure of passenger vehicles. At the same time, at the online car-hailing pick-up points, the police have re-planned the vehicle entry and exit and parking routes to achieve one-way circulation diversion. At present, 21 online car-hailing pick-up points on the ground floor of the West Square of Hongqiao Hub have also been opened normally.

The reporter learned from Chongming Public Security Bureau that as of 9:00 on the 1st, the traffic flow was 3,700 vehicles per hour, and the G40 Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge Section was generally stable and orderly.

Zhu Jiaqi, deputy head of the Traffic Control Detachment of the Chongming Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, said that according to predictions, 289,000 vehicles will leave Shanghai via the Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge from September 30 to October 3, and the maximum traffic flow will reach 86,000 vehicles on October 1.

Shanghai Chongming police are directing traffic. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Public Security Bureau

For areas such as Changxing Service Area and Harbor Service Area on the uplink lines that are prone to congestion during peak hours out of Shanghai, the Chongming Traffic Control Detachment strengthened video patrols, police drones patrolled at fixed points at regular intervals, and made aerial announcements to remind drivers to pass in an orderly manner, and communicated with traffic control stations and points. The police on duty have strengthened the linkage to promptly detect congestion, accidents, breakdowns and other emergencies, accurately push the police on duty to handle quickly, prevent small accidents from causing major congestion, avoid vehicles entering the service area from queuing to the G40 main line, and release rescue vehicles at important points.

At the same time, at the Shanghai Gaodong Toll Station, Pudong police were on site to divert traffic. The police said that the slow-moving traffic flow out of the city is mainly concentrated on the Wuzhou Avenue heading to the G40 Jiangsu direction, the S20 outer ring expressway, the G1503 outer ring expressway and other surrounding roads. Statistics from the command point show that the real-time traffic flow in the outbound direction of the G40 Yangtze River Tunnel started at 9 a.m. and gradually climbed to more than 3,700 vehicles per hour.

Sun Yongxin, captain of the Expressway Brigade of the Traffic Control Detachment of the Pudong Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, introduced that the traffic control department has increased the number of police officers on duty at key traffic nodes such as Wuzhou Avenue, S20, G1503 and G40 intersections, flexibly implemented traffic limit control based on real-time traffic flow changes, dynamically optimized signal light timing, scientifically adjusted the traffic rhythm of road sections, and alleviated the pressure on the road network.

At the entrance and exit of the Yangtze River Tunnel, police motorcycles patrol continuously to deal with road emergencies as soon as possible. Road traction rescue vehicles and police and security linkage vehicles are on standby throughout the entire process.

Pudong police use drones to fully cover the field of vision at high altitudes to strictly investigate various traffic violations such as vehicles jamming at will and occupying emergency lanes. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Public Security Bureau

At the same time, the Pudong police used drones to fully cover the field of vision at high altitudes to strictly investigate various traffic violations such as vehicles jamming at will and occupying emergency lanes. In addition, a total of 4 mobile toilets are set up in the squares inside and outside the Gaodong Toll Station. Citizens in need can temporarily pull over under the command of the on-site police.