Recently, the general office of the State Council issued the implementation plan for deepening the reform of toll road system and canceling the provincial toll stations of expressways, speeding up the cancellation of the provincial toll stations of expressways nationwide, striving to basically cancel the provincial toll stations of expressways nationwide by the end of 2019, realizing the fast charging without parking, and requiring the promotion of the electronic fast charging without parking system. But is it really the case? What kind of convenience will this bring to our self driving tour in the future?
The general office of the State Council has recently printed and issued the implementation plan for deepening the reform of toll road system and canceling the provincial toll stations of expressways (hereinafter referred to as the "plan"), which clearly states that by the end of 2019, the proportion of etc used by vehicles at the entrance of Expressways in all provinces will reach more than 90%, and at the same time, mobile payment will be fully covered in the manual toll lane. Moreover, new applications will be filed from July 1, 2020 Etc on-board devices shall be added to the options of the approved vehicle models.
In March this year, Premier Li Keqiang put forward in the report on the work of the government that the toll stations on the national highway and provincial boundaries should be basically cancelled within two years to realize fast toll collection without parking. Later, at the executive meeting of the State Council on May 5, it was required to advance this task to the end of this year, and to promote the electronic non-stop toll collection system, so as to achieve the universal use of vehicles at the entrance of national highways by the end of this year.
In the plan, the work task of canceling the provincial toll station of expressway is detailed and broken down, and the schedule is made clear. It is proposed to complete the upgrading of the central and local operation management system, the standardization construction and transformation of the hardware and software of toll station, toll lane and electronic toll collection system (etc) gantry system, and the joint commissioning and test of the system before the end of October Before the end of December, the new and old systems will be switched, and the national highway provincial toll stations will be basically cancelled.
The plan also proposes to speed up the installation of etc vehicle mounted devices free of charge for existing vehicles, organize the issuing units to carry out Internet distribution, pre installation, door-to-door installation and other services, and rely on the outlets of commercial banks, as well as the main engine factory, 4S shop, expressway service area, entrance and exit square of toll station and other vehicle concentration places to increase the installation outlets, so as to facilitate the public's convenient and free installation nearby. By the end of this year, more than 90% of the vehicles at the entrance of expressways in all provinces (districts and cities) will use etc, and mobile payment will be fully covered in the manual toll lane. It should be noted that from July 1, 2020, etc vehicle mounted devices should be added to the optional configuration of the new application for approval.
The charging method of freight car toll will also be adjusted. According to the requirements of the plan, from January 1, 2020, the freight car (axle) toll will be uniformly charged, and the total burden of freight car toll will not be increased. The closed expressway toll station entrance will not be stopped for weighing detection at the same time.
As for the resettlement of toll collectors concerned by the public, the circular also made it clear, requiring all localities to adhere to the principle of territorial responsibility and no layoff after job transfer, in combination with the actual situation of the region and in accordance with national laws, regulations and policies, formulate the resettlement work plan for toll collectors, focusing on the internal selection of excellent job transfer, multi-channel relocation of toll collectors, and properly handle the personnel and labor relations of employees in accordance with the law To protect the legitimate rights and interests of toll collectors.