What are the traffic restrictions on Zhengzhou Airport Expressway? Car owners stop at the station to kill time and avoid being captured.

□Dahe News·Dahe Client Reporter? Shao Keqiang

Starting from December 4, Zhengzhou will begin to restrict traffic, and traffic within the Fourth Ring Road will be restricted to odd and even numbers from 7:00 to 21:00 every day. Zhengzhou Airport Expressway is an important passage into and out of the city, and some sections are also within restricted traffic areas. Recently, reporters from Dahe Daily and Dahe Client noticed that at the Zhengzhou South Station of the Airport Expressway before 9 p.m., some drivers stopped in the square or in the emergency lane to kill time after getting off the station to avoid traffic restrictions, waiting for the end of the traffic restrictions to enter the city.

(Vehicles park at the station square of Zhengzhou South Station on the Airport Expressway to avoid traffic restrictions)

Why do cars stop after getting off the station?

December 5th is On Saturday, around 8:30 p.m., the weather was cold, but vehicles still came and went frequently at the Zhengzhou South Toll Station on the Airport Expressway.

In the lower station square on the north side of the toll station, many vehicles are parked there, with three or four rows of vehicles parked there. Some turn off the engine and park, and some wait with double flashes. After leaving the lower station square, there are still some vehicles parked in the emergency lane. A car owner got out of the car and took a walk, saying, "Today only even-numbered cars are allowed. These cars are all even-numbered. Those who are waiting to enter the city after 9 o'clock are just killing time here." The reporter looked around at the parked vehicles and found that the license plates all ended in even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, 0). According to Zhengzhou’s traffic restriction policy, these vehicles were restricted on the day and were not allowed to pass within the restricted hours and areas.

"I came back to the city from the port area. I got off the expressway at 8:45 and waited for a quarter of an hour to enter the market. Otherwise, if I am photographed, I will be deducted points and fined." "I came back from Luohe. "Yeah, I figured I'd get off the expressway at 8 o'clock, and I've been waiting here for more than half an hour." While waiting, some car owners gathered together to chat.

As the time slowly approaches 9 o'clock in the evening, more and more vehicles are getting off the expressway, and there are more parking spaces in the square, some parked directly on the carriageway. For vehicles coming down from the artificial lane on the far right side of the toll station, horns are constantly sounded to remind them to give way. Some car owners saw that it was inconvenient to park in the square, so they slowly moved forward to the emergency lane in front to park and wait.

At around 8:55 p.m., the parked vehicle started to drive slowly towards the city.

(Many vehicles parked in the exit square and emergency lane)

How to restrict traffic on Zhengzhou Airport Expressway?

Zhengzhou’s traffic restriction policy clearly states that “during the traffic restriction period , at each toll station entrance of the Lianhuo Expressway in the restricted area, restricted vehicles are not allowed to get on or off the station during the restricted period.”

So, how should the Airport Expressway, which is also closely connected to urban traffic, be restricted?

First of all, let’s understand the basic situation of the Zhengzhou Airport Expressway. The expressway was built in 1994 and was formerly the Zhengzhou-Xinzheng section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao National Expressway; on March 28, 2014, the Henan Provincial Department of Transportation and Zhengzhou City The government launched the Zhengzhou Airport Expressway reconstruction and expansion project; on June 27, 2016, the Zhengzhou Airport Expressway reconstruction and expansion project was completed on schedule, achieving two-way eight-lane traffic with a total length of more than 26 kilometers.

It is understood that the starting point of the Airport Expressway is located at the Longhai Viaduct in downtown Zhengzhou, and extends southward to the intersection with the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway. The Airport Expressway is connected with the South Third Ring Road, South Fourth Ring Road, and the Ring Road. There are interchanges on all highways. According to regulations, the traffic restriction areas in Zhengzhou include all roads within the East Fourth Ring Road, South Fourth Ring Road, West Fourth Ring Road, and Dahe Road (excluding this road, and Lianhuo Expressway in the area is not restricted).

This means that the section of the Airport Expressway from Longhai Elevated to South Fourth Ring Road (G107) is within the restricted area. The above-mentioned Zhengzhou South Railway Station is located outside the South Fourth Ring Road, which means that the section from Zhengzhou South Railway Station to the South Fourth Ring Road of the Airport Expressway does not belong to the restricted area.

When the traffic restriction policy was released, the relevant person in charge of the traffic police detachment of the Zhengzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau said that the traffic management department of the public security agency will punish vehicles in violation of the traffic restrictions through electronic capture equipment and police road inspections in accordance with the law. At present, Zhengzhou's electronic capture equipment has basically achieved full coverage within the area within the beltway.

(The red part of the Airport Expressway is within the restricted area)

Is it illegal to park at the toll station?

There are two sections of an expressway between inside and outside the restricted area. No wonder some of the above-mentioned car owners got off the highway and stopped to kill time to avoid traffic restrictions.

Although the section of road these car owners drive after getting off the station (Zhengzhou South Railway Station to the South Fourth Ring Road) is not a restricted area, can they park and wait?

Dahe News·Dahe Client reporter noticed that vehicles were driving from the Airport Expressway After getting off at Zhengzhou South Railway Station, the road into the city is still the main road of the Airport Expressway. According to regulations, parking is not allowed in the square after getting off the station or in the emergency lane.

For example, after getting off the station, the vehicle enters the airport expressway and continues driving. If it occupies the emergency lane to park, it has violated Article 90 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law" and the "Henan Province Road Traffic Safety Implementation Regulations" According to the provisions of Article 62, the corresponding punishment is: a fine of 200 yuan and 6 points.

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