Up to now, China has been the length of the highway is the world’s first, far more than the United States and other countries. But the corresponding domestic toll highway is the world’s largest, now all toll roads has reached a length of 168,100 km. And in the country, the Ministry set up a 40 km per the provisions of the toll station, some local government regulations, highway every 20 kilometers or even shorter walk can set up a toll booth.
In addition to the conditions established in different toll stations, highway in China, different models, different regions will resulting in a high-speed charges a difference. Generally, standard private car remained at 0.5 yuan per kilometer, long trip down, a few hundred dollars is commonplace. According to relevant data show that domestic total length of 168,100 kilometers of toll roads, full-year 2018 revenue of 555.24 billion yuan. So “huge” income, do not want to open is the national highways free of reason?
As we all know, most of the highways are free passage of foreign, domestic, by contrast, most of the highways are toll traffic . We can also see from the beginning, the highway is one hundred billion annual income level, if a fee is to allow the start of construction spending back to the highway, according to the income level, in fact, already been completed, then why free high-speed or delay in opening it? It really is “greedy” it?
Here we may note a data that expenditure data highway. Beginning in 2011, the highway has been in deficit state. As of 2018, although the annual income of up to 555.24 billion yuan, but the expenditure was as high as 962.18 billion yuan, a year only loss as high as 406.94 billion yuan, while the combination of the previous years of losses, accumulated losses highway has reached a staggering 56,900 billion!
According to a recent national highway traffic data carding difficult to find, since February 17 highway extension free traffic flow at the beginning of March 5 has surpassed the same period last year, and continues to rise. Increase from February 16 to twice daily average 5,420,900 26,544,000 times March 5, the same period the percentage has exceeded 6.1. It is estimated that every day about the high-speed toll relief of $ 1.5 billion. As of March 11, the high-speed traffic flow has reached 30.2269 million times, an increase of 13.94 percentage. It is foreseeable that by 2020 the highway will further exacerbate the loss.
See here, perhaps a lot of people will be curious as to why no charges abroad can support high-speed costs and post-maintenance costs, while domestic charges under the premise, but also losses year after year? In fact, there would have when it comes to Chinese highway construction complex relationship.
differ from foreign and domestic highway construction is not borne by the State Yili, due to the conditions reasons, China highway subject to different environments (such as plateau), as well as traffic and other coverage factors. Therefore, the domestic highway use of “road loans, loan fees” mode, that is, the annual toll charges other than operating expenses to remove, and partly used to pay principal and interest on the bank. Once a loss, unable to repay the debt, there will be accumulation of compound interest situation.
then build a highway how much money it? In general, the cost of road construction in the plains of roughly 3000-4000 Wan / km; foothills roughly 4000-6000 Wan / km encountered in the case of the tunnel, the cost will rise further. Four-Chuan Yakang highway, for example, due to the complex terrain, a total length of 135 km from Ya’an to Kangding segment, estimated investment as high as 22 billion yuan, up 170 million yuan per kilometer cost!
if simply to repay debt,In fact, the toll is absolutely sufficient, such as Shenzhen paddy fields toll booths, toll stations built since 1995, in 2010 when the government ordered the withdrawal station, but still charges the toll station, this is why? This high-speed provinces and cities have to mention the operating companies, these operating companies involved in the investment, construction and operation of the highway, the main revenue of more than 90% linked to toll, and we pass the high-speed toll, a considerable part of that into their pockets.
It is this multi-business model, leading to the complex network of relationships appears, on the one hand, the state owes the bank loan; on the other hand, companies need to operate profitable, accounting for most of the tolls, so that national capacity to repay the loan decline. At the same time, perhaps the road standards fail, and perhaps widespread domestic large truck overload, leading to ever-changing needs of the highway, under the various phenomena overlap, China highway thus becomes a bottomless abyss of a loss.
want to stop, no more than two ways: either revenue or expenditure, the best two They are parallel, so therefore ETC brought to the table. A simple ETC, really reverse the loss it? We can simply look, if you take artificial channels, each toll station needs a staff of at least two charges, and if universal coverage ETC, will no longer need this part of the staff, provincial and municipal high-speed operation of the company’s personnel costs naturally declined.
Second, ETC installation, although currently free, but may in the future become optional parts of the car, then whether It will be free to install it? Furthermore, ETC toll although there are concessions, but in the long run, the huge domestic traffic can do in order to win, similar puerile. Therefore, ETC highway for the implementation deficit problem is for the good.
However, for the owners, and itNot so. ETC although already appeared, but has yet universal, but in hastily promotion, problems frequently. From the beginning of fraudulent, grab a brush, to today’s arbitrary deductions, customer service and other issues no response, ETC has gradually lost the trust of their owners. Every time we search for “ETC” related words, were obtained “does not show the amount of”, “arbitrary charges”, “inconsistent with the actual deductions”, “invoice trouble” and a lot Tucao with complaints.
By the end of 2019, the national ETC users totaled 197 million, an increase of a staggering 157 percentage. But in this amazing number of users, how many users will really go, dared to go down that path ETC it? Behind the 157 percent growth of the amazing how many of the supporting imperfect, how many owners complained with relevant departments and personnel as it does not?
In fact, the construction of highways is undoubtedly the benefits of convenience, and the “user pays” principle is also no problem. But for the people, we are even more desirable that the transparency of information, highway loss is definitely not caused by a single element, but the multi-party liability, and transparency of information, no doubt to help you find a variety of reasons, more conducive to reverse the loss.
ETC policy implementation single actually not fundamentally solve the problem at the source, and with the deepening crisis of confidence ETC, ETC popularity had vigorous action only further highlights the inability of policy makers and participants ignorance is only to be user needs, will completely solve the problem, can really make ETC popularity no longer superficial.
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