Liaoning Province Expressway Management Regulations (2015 revision)

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 These regulations are formulated in order to strengthen highway management, ensure the safety, smoothness and efficient operation of highways, and maximize the economic and social benefits of highways. Article 2 These regulations apply to vehicles and passengers traveling on highways in our province, as well as units and individuals engaged in other activities within the scope of highway management. Article 3 The management of highways in the province must adhere to the principles of concentration, unity, efficiency and special management. Article 4 The transportation administrative department of the Provincial People's Government is the competent department for highway management in the province. The provincial highway management department under it is specifically responsible for the supervision and management of maintenance, road administration, toll collection, communication monitoring and comprehensive services of the province's highways. .

The provincial public security organ is the competent department for highway traffic safety in the province. It implements unified management of highway traffic safety in the province. Its subordinate public security and traffic management department is responsible for the highway traffic safety management of the province. Coordination and guidance. Public security and traffic management departments at all levels along the expressway are responsible for the supervision and management of expressway traffic safety within their respective jurisdictions.

Relevant departments of the people's governments at all levels along the expressway and the provincial people's government shall assist in the management of the expressway. Article 5 The provincial transportation administrative department shall formulate contingency plans for emergencies that damage highways such as earthquakes, mudslides, rain, snow, and freezing disasters across the province, and organize their implementation after submitting them to the Provincial People's Government for approval. The provincial highway management department to which it belongs should formulate an emergency response plan for highway emergencies in the province based on the emergency plan, establish a highway emergency rescue team based on actual needs, equip it with equipment and materials adapted to emergency rescue needs, and improve emergency rescue capabilities. Chapter 2 Maintenance Management Article 6 The highway management department shall strengthen the maintenance and repair of highways and their facilities in accordance with the maintenance standards of highways, and keep the highways and their facilities in good condition. Article 7 Highway maintenance workers shall wear uniform safety uniforms when working. Construction warning signs, speed limit signs, guidance signs and safety protection facilities should be set up at the work site in accordance with relevant regulations. For operations at night and in rain, snow, or fog, red warning signals should be set up on site. When maintaining vehicles and mechanical equipment, clear work signs should be set up and hazard warning flashers should be turned on.

Vehicles passing through the work site should pass according to the signs set up. Passing vehicles and personnel should pay attention to avoid and not interfere with the work. The public security and traffic management department shall assist in maintaining traffic order at the work site. Article 8 When a highway is damaged due to a natural disaster and traffic is seriously blocked, the highway management department shall take emergency measures to restore traffic as soon as possible. The transportation department of the people's government at or above the districted city level should mobilize emergency repair forces in a timely manner, make overall arrangements for relevant operation plans, issue road network dispatch instructions, and cooperate with relevant departments to organize detours and diversions. Article 9 The provincial highway management department shall strengthen the supervision and management of highway maintenance, formulate highway maintenance and repair plans, regularly analyze road condition data such as the technical status of highways and bridges, and evaluate the integrity and maintenance of highways and their ancillary facilities. The quality shall be inspected; for those that fail to meet the requirements of highway technical specifications, the highway maintenance unit shall be instructed to take measures within a time limit to repair the road in a timely manner to ensure safe and smooth traffic. Chapter 3 Road Administration Article 10 prohibits the following behaviors that endanger highway driving safety:

(1) Setting up damaging objects and obstacles to hinder vehicle movement;

(2) Vehicle loading Objects are easily dropped, scattered or scattered, and effective protective measures such as box sealing are not taken when driving on the highway;

(3) Except for traffic accidents and vehicle breakdowns, passenger vehicles are not allowed to drive on the highway Picking up and unloading passengers outside service areas, gas stations and parking lots;

(4) Except for traffic accidents and vehicle breakdowns, cargo-carrying vehicles are loading and unloading goods on highways;

( 5) Burning objects within 500 meters on both sides of the highway;

(6) Opening the highway guardrail opening and opening the central divider movable guardrail without authorization;

(7) Except for traffic accidents and vehicle breakdowns, parking in tunnels and bridges and other structures;

(8) Other behaviors that endanger highway driving safety.

Article 11 In addition to highway maintenance and repair operations, road-related construction activities that require administrative licensing according to law shall go to the provincial highway management department to apply for administrative licensing procedures in accordance with the provisions of the "Highway Safety Protection Regulations" of the State Council; affecting traffic safety If necessary, the consent of the public security and traffic management department must be obtained.

Those who use expressway land and facilities should be given corresponding economic compensation in accordance with relevant national regulations. If the expressway and its facilities are damaged, they should be repaired according to no less than the original technical standards. Article 12 The standard distance from the outer edge of the highway land to the outside of the highway construction control zone is 50 meters.

It is prohibited to construct permanent engineering facilities within the highway construction control area.

Buildings, ground structures and other facilities constructed outside the highway construction control area shall not block highway signs or hinder safe sight distance. Article 13 Without the approval of the provincial highway management department, no unit or individual may set up signs, billboards, slogans, or promotional materials on highway land and toll stations and other facilities.