The Qingming Festival holiday in 2022 will be from April 3rd to 5th, lasting three days. According to relevant national regulations, from 0:00 on April 3 to 24:00 on April 5, highways will waive vehicle tolls for small passenger cars with 7 seats or less. Mao-Zhan and -Baotou-Mao expressways have now released travel guides to facilitate drivers and passengers, especially those traveling between , Maoming, and Zhanjiang areas, to grasp real-time road condition information and plan travel routes reasonably.
Pay more attention to peak traffic nodes
Considering the severe and complex prevention and control situation of the recent domestic COVID-19 epidemic with multi-point distribution and local outbreaks, coupled with the strict control of clan and gathering worship activities in Maoming and Zhanjiang, the public is encouraged to stay at home as much as possible During the Tomb Sweeping Festival this year, the traffic flow on Maozhan and Baomao expressways is expected to drop by about 30% compared with the same period last year, but compared with daily traffic flow, there will be a significant increase.
It is expected that the peak volume of returning traffic will be mainly concentrated in the afternoon of April 2nd, and the peak value of return traffic volume will be on April 5th. The section with the largest traffic flow is the Maoming-Dachangkou hub interchange section (connecting to Baomao Expressway), and the stations with the largest exit traffic flow are Maoming Station, Aotou Station, Qianshui Station, Guandu Station and Baomao Expressway Dianbai Station of the Maozhan Expressway. Car owners are requested to pay attention to safe driving and pay more attention to the "Guangdong Expressway" App, driving navigation and highway electronic information boards to grasp traffic information in real time, effectively avoid congested road sections, and save travel time.
During the Qingming Festival, "convenience service posts" will be set up at the main exits along the Maozhan and Baomao Expressways. Party (League) members take the initiative and enthusiastically provide the public with ETC installation consultation, road condition information guidance, epidemic prevention safety education, simple medicines, Free tea, charity repairs and other civilized and considerate services.
The service area has set up 4 rapid nucleic acid testing points
During the Qingming Festival, in order to implement regular epidemic prevention and control and effectively protect the life, health and safety of the public, Maozhan Expressway Dianbai, Guandu and Baomao Expressway Maoming, When entering the service building at Shuikou and other 4 pairs of service areas, the "four 100%" must be implemented, that is, 100% wearing a mask, 100% temperature measurement, 100% showing the health code , and 100% showing the itinerary card. Drivers and passengers are requested to wear them. Masks, active code display, and cooperation with temperature measurement.
At the same time, the North District of the Guandu Service Area of Maozhan Expressway (toward Hainan), the South District of Dianbai Service Area (toward Guangzhou), the West District of Maoming Service Area of Baomao Expressway (toward Maoming Dianbai), and the West District of Shuikou Service Area (towards Maoming Dianbai) One rapid nucleic acid testing point will be set up each in the direction of Maoming Dianbai) to facilitate rapid nucleic acid testing for drivers and passengers passing by.
Please pay more attention when passing through special road areas
During the Qingming Festival holiday, all road-related construction projects on Maozhan and Baomao Expressways will be suspended except for emergency rescue. Due to the on-site containment control of some large construction sites, please pay more attention when passing through the following special road areas:
1. Due to the needs of the reconstruction and expansion project, the Maozhan Expressway Maoming Interchange (Shenhai Expressway K3385+300M) to Dongpoling Hub The shoulder of the interchange (K3469+412M) section has been closed, and the road maintains two-way four-lane traffic, with a speed limit of 80km/h. The road shoulder is closed, causing the road to narrow. When passing by, please follow the on-site traffic signs and pay attention to slow down.
2. The Yangmei exit and entrance ramps of Maozhan Expressway towards Guangzhou are currently fully closed for construction due to the need for asphalt paving. Vehicles traveling from Zhanjiang towards Guangzhou and need to get off the expressway from Yangmei Exit can transfer to Shantou-Zhan Expressway (Huazhan Section) from Linwu Hub Interchange in advance, get off the expressway from Daqiao Exit and then take G207 National Highway and X623 The county road reaches Yangmei Town; vehicles that need to travel from the Yangmei entrance to Guangzhou can bypass the X623 County Road, X661 County Road, and Wuchuan Branch Line to the S285 Provincial Road to Qianshui Station to enter the Maozhan Expressway.
3. The road surface of the reconstruction and expansion project of the Guanzhu-Maoming interchange section of the Maozhan Expressway has achieved two-way eight-lane traffic. When vehicles merge on the one-way half-width road between four lanes and two lanes in the direction of Guangzhou and Zhanjiang, Please slow down and ensure safe driving.
Warm reminder from Maozhan and Baomao Expressway:
1. To ensure a safe and comfortable trip during the Qingming Festival, car owners are requested to check the condition of their vehicles in advance to eliminate safety hazards; at the same time, prepare enough temporary chargers, fuel, emergency food and drinking water.
2. When encountering a vehicle breakdown or traffic accident, especially a minor accident, please pull over, evacuate people, and then call the police. If you need help, please call the Provincial Transportation Group or the Maozhan and Baomao Expressway service hotlines at 020-96998, 0668-2727200 (service consultation hotline), and 0668-2727201 (road rescue service).
Text and pictures/Guangzhou Daily·New Flower City Reporter: Li Yan Correspondents: Zhong Yan, Wei Yong Guangzhou Daily·New Flower City Editor: Zhang Ying
