More than 30 years! Stop charging on one of the busiest expressways in the country

Guangzhou Beihuan Intelligent Transportation Technology Co., Ltd. officially announced that Guangzhou Beihuan Expressway (Guangzhou branch of S15 Shenyang Haikou Expressway) will stop charging since 00:00 on March 23. Before that, the charging of the East Ring Road, South Ring Road and West Ring Road sections of Guangzhou Ring Expressway had stopped.

According to the Regulations on Highway Toll Collection, the toll collection period of commercial highways shall not exceed 30 years in general, and the toll collection period can be extended under special circumstances. It has been 30 years since Guangzhou North Ring Expressway was completed and opened to traffic at the end of 1993, so it is time for free access.

Guangzhou North Ring Expressway is the first Sino foreign cooperation expressway completed and opened to traffic in China, and also the first ring expressway in China. It is 21.652km long, connecting Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other places, and connecting with Guangzhou Shenzhen Expressway and Guangzhou Foshan Expressway. The traffic flow in this section is huge, more than 420000 times a day, up to 520000 times. Among them, the average daily traffic volume of Xunfengzhou Toll Station exceeds 100000, ranking 10th in the province.

It is worth noting that although the Guangzhou North Ring Expressway will be free of charge, the existing toll facilities will still be retained. Other highways still charge tolls.

The first expressway in mainland China is the Shanghai Jiaxing Expressway, which was opened to traffic on October 31, 1988. It has been used as an urban expressway since 2012. The first free expressway in Guangdong Province is Guangfo Expressway, which will end its toll policy in 2020.

The traffic volume of Guangzhou Foshan Expressway reached 72.6975 million vehicles in the same year, and the toll revenue was 330 million yuan; The net profit was 155 million yuan. In addition, in 2019, the toll revenue of the expressway will be 471 million yuan, and the net profit will reach 251 million yuan.

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