The acceleration of transportation construction in Yantai: not only connecting the mountains and the sea, but also connecting the future

Traffic was once a conspicuous scar in Yantai.

As a port city on the same coast, Yantai has a unique port advantage and opened its port early. Of course, we cannot categorize the entire development of Yantai as the construction of Yantai Port, but it is undeniable that the port construction does bring unique advantages to the development of Yantai city.

But in modern times, Yantai seems to be traveling alone on countless high-speed trains in the city, relying on the support of the past traffic pattern and falling in half a circle.

Yantai, a port with a history of opening in 80 years

Yantai, formerly known as "Zhuanfu", has been called "Zhifu" since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and evolved into "Zhifu" in the Ming Dynasty. From this we can see how unique and irreplaceable Zhifu Island bears in the development of Yantai.

If you can unfold a huge map, along the ups and downs of the mountains and coastline, the Zhifu Island in Yantai is like a huge Ganoderma lucidum lying in the north, forming a barrier advantage necessary for a good harbor, and it is also an open zone for Yantai. Come to favorable conditions.

The history of the opening of Yantai starts in the last century. To Yantai, traffic is more like a history of opening to the outside world.

The opening of Yantai in modern times can be traced back to the unequal " Tianjin Treaty". According to the treaty, Shandong only opens one trading port, namely Dengzhou ( Penglai), but Dengzhou The opening conditions are far from reaching the relevant standards.At that time, the British consul Morrison took the opportunity to replace Dengzhou with Yantai's superior geographical location and excellent harbor.

In May of the same year, the Qing court approved the change of the trading port from Dengzhou to Yantai.

August 22, 1861, also known as Xianfeng On July 17, 2011, Yantai opened and closed tax, and the port of Yantai was opened to the outside world.

Since the port of Yantai was opened to the outside world, a large number of inland labor forces began to move to the coast and live in Yantai. This has also become the foundation for the rise and development of Yantai City.

According to statistics, 10 years after the opening of the port, the total number of people engaged in various industries has reached more than 30,000, including 250 foreigners. Among the more than 30,000 people, those engaged in port activities account for 40% of the employees, mainly sampan workers and port stevedores. Other industries such as commerce accounted for 29.6%, inns accounted for 7.6%, customs and yamen employees accounted for 1.1%, foreign companies and local employees accounted for 0.7%, and small vendors accounted for 16.9%.

It can be said that the activities of the practitioners at that time were mainly carried out around the port, and Yantai became a shining pearl that cannot be ignored in Shandong in that era. All parties develop.

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The traffic of Qingdao

The history of the opening of Yantai is similar to that of a neighboring city. Qingdao also opened a port under a similar background, even 30 years later than Yantai. The gap cannot be eliminated overnight, but Qingdao's development has long been "curving overtaking", making it difficult for Yantai, the "old predecessor", to open a port.

So how did Qingdao realize the transcendence of time?

maybe,We can focus on such a key node: Jiaoji Railway.

After Qingdao was opened in 1891, the Qingdao-Jiaozhou section of the Jiaoji line was opened to traffic in 1904; July 1, 1902, opened to Weixian; April 12, 1903, opened to Qingzhou . On March 15, 1904, the Jiaoji Railway was completed. On June 1st of the same year, the Jiaoji Railway and the Boshan branch line were officially completed and opened to traffic. The trunk line is 395.2 kilometers long and the branch line is 45.7 kilometers long. The traffic "main artery" of Qingdao, which traverses east and west, north and south, has shown initial results.

According to the data at the time, in 1904, the year when the Jiaoji Railway was opened to traffic, the railway operation made hundreds of thousands of net profits. During the eight years from 1905 to 1913, passenger and cargo operations revenue reached more than 19.5 million silver dollars.

The completion and opening of the Jiaoji Railway has brought Qingdao closely connected with the traditional commercial centers of Shandong that originally belonged to the hinterland of Yantai Port. The traditional commercial routes in Shandong have undergone tremendous changes. Qingdao soon established an important transshipment port and a distribution center for trade goods. Status. Correspondingly, the status of Yantai Port has declined, and it has gradually lost its dominant position as a major trading port in Shandong.

As the saying goes: "One step is first." Qingdao, which has developed rapidly with convenient transportation conditions, has seized the tide of the times and stood on top of the trend of development in the next 100 years. Vigorously develop oneself on the advantage of quicker transportation.

Compared with Yantai, when the port was opened last century ago, it has become a passing smoke cloud in history. In the new century, Yantai seems to be caught in a traffic circle. In other words, Yantai's existing transportation construction has long been unable to keep up with the pace of the times.

expressway realizes the acceleration of Yantai urban development

recently,Yantai finally wants to "speed up" and increase its traffic conditions: vigorously build multiple expressways to promote the rapid maturity of the urban transportation network.

According to relevant official documents, after comprehensive calculation, the scale of Yantai express road network is about 190-200km, and the scale of main linear trunk road is about 290-320km.

Among them, in accordance with the road layout of "strengthen east and west, sparse south and north", the "axis + grid" expressway layout is formed at the edge of the core area and the central area of ​​each cluster, which integrates external and expressways, and internal connections Important passenger and freight hubs and key urban development areas are quickly connected and converted through ground arterial roads. The final plan is to form an express road network of "one axis, one horizontal and three verticals + port ring", the "one axis" is the Rongwu Expressway, and the "one horizontal" is the Shenhai-Hongqi-Tashan North Expressway. The "three verticals" are Qiquan Road, Derun Road, and Shanhai Road, with a total mileage of 196.8 kilometers with the planned expressway ring road in the port area.

It can be said that from the scale of this plan, Yantai has made up its mind to change its traffic disadvantages. “If you don’t hear it, it’s a blockbuster.”

Some people may not understand: “Now, build vigorously. Traffic, is it too late?"

Faced with this kind of problem, perhaps this sentence can give you the answer: "The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, followed by now." So, it is too late! It's always too late!

In other words, with such fierce urban competition, the status of various elements of urban development is becoming more and more important. Moreover, the current urban competition is no longer the big gap between 50 points and 80 points in the past, but everyone has worked hard and has come up with their best results-a competition between more than 90 points. "The slightest difference" means "there is a thousand miles away."

Perhaps, traffic is the key point for Yantai to win.

back to the Yantai Expressway itself,From a functional point of view, the expressway mainly undertakes the long-distance rapid transportation connection between groups, which can be said to be an indispensable part of modern fast-paced urban life.

Its meaning is not only to provide smooth traffic services, and to achieve traffic efficiency. In a sense, expressways can save a lot of travel time, and time is the most precious resource for modern people-after all, time is efficiency and time is life.

horizontally compared with the expressway transportation construction of other big cities, none of them play an irreplaceable role.

From near and far, Qingdao East-West Expressway is the first urban expressway in Qingdao's history. As an important transportation line during the rapid expansion of Qingdao city, the east-west expressway turned into a "timely rain" at a driving speed four times faster than before, alleviating Qingdao's east-west traffic bottlenecks and serious congestion at that time.

Since then, a new moment of coordinated development between the east and the west of this city has begun. Relying on the expressway, the urban spatial structure of Qingdao has been quickly optimized, and the traffic conditions in the surrounding areas along the line have also been greatly improved. The imbalance of regional development left over in the past has also been improved due to the emergence of expressways. The old urban area in the west of Qingdao and the new eastern area have become closer, and the development structure of the entire urban area is becoming more balanced.

Not only that, looking at the whole country, there are many precedents for the convenient traffic conditions brought by expressways. The construction of high-speed roads in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou has become a popular plan that everyone tacitly believes. Yantai should not be huddled in the "beauty" of the past, small towns with mountains and seas, and a corner of peace. If you want to develop, you still have to really put out some hard power and do some hard projects.

connects mountains and seas, but also connects scenery and emotions

As the "first project" of this expressway, Shanhai Road has attracted much attention.

is the "three vertical" mountain-sea expressway in this "one axis, one horizontal, three vertical + port ring" expressway network.With a total length of 18.8 kilometers, it is responsible for Zhifu District , Laishan District, north-south medium and long-distance travel connections, connecting with Rongwu Expressway and Mulai Expressway, and is also an important distribution channel for Yantai South Station .

However, because of this massive expressway construction plan, many voices have been raised, including doubts, suggestions, and expectations.

According to the " online public voice ", there have been more than 100 suggestions and feedbacks on the "Shanhai Expressway", mainly concentrated on the large volume of traffic that may cause environmental pollution and disturb the lives of residents along the line. superior.

Regarding the above problems, from the perspective of surrounding residents, the new project construction does bring all kinds of worries, which is indeed understandable.

After all, mountains and seas should be connected by mountains and seas, scenery and emotions, and must not be problems and troubles.

Therefore, appropriate suggestions and feedback can indeed urge the government to improve its work, and it is also responsible for the construction of Shanhai Road.

In response to public feedback, the Yantai government not only attaches great importance to it, but also responds quickly. The Yantai Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning repeatedly mentioned in its responses to netizens: "The public announcement of the special plan (draft) for the expressway system in Yantai has been publicized and solicited on the official website of the Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning of Yantai. It is from July 19 to August 18, 2021, for a period of 30 days. All netizens are welcome to send their comments or suggestions to the Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning E-mail [email protected] before August 18, 2021. Written comments can also be mailed to Yantai Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning (Address: No. 7, Xinyuan Road, Laishan District, Yantai City, Zip Code: 264003, and indicate the words'Opinions and Suggestions for Special Planning of Yantai Expressway System' on the envelope) .

At the same time, the Yantai government has also specially invited experts in transportation planning and design to answer the environmental pollution problems that the residents are worried about. The height of the expressway is basically about 9-11 meters, which is similar to the height of common large and medium-sized trees. Through the analysis of sunlight measurement, the area affected by sunlight will be within the red line of the road after the north-south viaduct is built. Unless the building is built on the road, Shanhai Road The elevated highway has no impact on the surrounding residents.

There are also concerns about the destruction of the natural landscape by the Shanhai Road. For this reason, in the construction plan of the Shanhai Road, it is expected that tall trees will be planted in a 50-meter-wide green belt, and use as green as possible Covering the reinforced concrete, the citizens can enjoy more natural scenery.

Looking to the future, we can imagine that Yantai, which has the blessing of the expressway network, will inevitably return to the sprint track with traffic advantages again, and strive to return to itself The original ranking. Wipe away the dust of the past years, and continue to move forward with unswerving strides along the new road traffic pattern. Wanliguan Mountain has jumped since then, and only then has to move forward bravely!