Baokang to Zhuxi section of Mazhu Expressway

News from Hubei Guzhu Expressway Construction Headquarters: On December 26, the Gucheng-Zhuxi Expressway, the mountainous expressway with the longest mileage and the largest investment in one-time construction in our province, was successfully opened to traffic. . At this point, four counties in northwest Hubei, including Baokang, Fangxian, Zhushan and Zhuxi, ended the history of being without expressways. Zhu Xiangjun, executive deputy general manager of the Provincial Communications Investment Company, and Zhang Shibiao, secretary of the board of directors, visited the site in person to direct the opening of the Guzhu Expressway. At around 3 p.m., at the Fangxian Hub Interchange Toll Station at the intersection of Guzhu and Shifang Expressways, more than a thousand people spontaneously beat gongs and drums and danced cheerful yangko to celebrate the official opening of the expressway; at the entrance of the toll station, Buses hung with slogans "Warmly celebrate the opening of Guzhu Expressway", waiting for the official opening of the expressway. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, all nine toll stations opened at the same time. As the first expressway pass was issued, cars passed through the toll station entrance and drove onto the brand-new Guzhu Expressway. This marks that the Guzhu Expressway, which took more than 4 years of hard work by tens of thousands of builders, is officially put into use. The Gucheng-Zhuxi Expressway is an important part of the "seven vertical, five horizontal and three-ring" expressway network layout planned by Hubei Province. It starts from Daozuo Temple in Shihua Town, Gucheng County, and connects with Fuyin Expressway; passes through Baokang County, Fang County, Zhushan County, Zhuxi County and other places, and ends near Luohanya at the junction of Hubei and Shaanxi, and is under construction The Pingli to Ankang Expressway in Shaanxi Province connects with it. The total length of the route is 226.915 kilometers. The entire line is constructed according to the two-way 4-lane fully enclosed and fully interchanged highway standard. The design speed is 80 kilometers per hour and the roadbed width is 24.5 meters. The Gucheng West and Fangxian hubs are set up along the entire line, with the Baokang North hub reserved. There are 10 interchanges including Shihua, Daxeshan, Siping, Qingfeng, Jundian, Yaohuai, Zhushan, Baofeng, Zhuxi and Jiangjiayan. , 10 ramp toll stations, 1 main line toll station at the terminal, 1 management sub-center, 2 management offices, 5 service areas, 1 large maintenance base, and 2 maintenance work areas. The completion and opening of the Guzhu Expressway is of great significance to the implementation of the two major strategies of the rise of central China and the development of the western region, the construction of an ecological and cultural tourism circle in western Hubei, strengthening the connections and exchanges between the central and western regions, and improving the transportation conditions in the mountainous areas of the central and western regions.