Driven by a batch of major projects, China's transportation investment maintains a high level of operation. In the first quarter, 675.2 billion yuan of transportation fixed assets investment was completed, and investment in railways and waterways maintained rapid growth, with year-on-year growth of 5.2% and 10.2% respectively. To actively expand effective investment in transportation, a batch of major transportation projects have completed their annual layout, including one under construction, one newly opened, and one reserved. In February of this year, the Ministry of Transport formulated and issued the "Major Projects and Projects to Accelerate the Construction of a Strong Transportation Country (2025 Edition)". 20 major projects (packages) including the National Comprehensive Three dimensional Transportation Network Main Framework Connection and Quality Improvement Project, the Yangtze River Economic Belt Comprehensive Three dimensional Transportation Network Improvement Project, and 45 major projects such as the Xinjiang Tibet Railway, the Three Gorges Water Transport New Channel, and the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou) New Airport have been planned to be launched or promoted in an orderly manner. In the first quarter, transportation made every effort to seize the opportunity, stabilize growth, and promote development. The industry's economic operation started steadily and achieved a good overall start. ”Jin Jingdong, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the Ministry of Transport, said. The growth rate of freight volume is faster than last year's annual level. In the first quarter, the operational freight volume reached 13.06 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%, with a growth rate 1 percentage point faster than the whole year of last year. The port container throughput is growing rapidly. In the first quarter, the port's cargo throughput reached 4.22 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. Completed a port container throughput of 83.03 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, with foreign trade routes increasing by 11.5%. In the first quarter, the cross regional personnel turnover was 17.39 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%. Among them, the passenger volume of railways and civil aviation increased by 5.9% and 4.9% respectively year-on-year; The turnover of highway personnel reached 16.07 billion, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%. In Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, a 288 kilometer long embankment road is built along the canal, connecting 364 beautiful villages along the way and becoming a great place for people to visit and relax. In Xinyuan County, Xinjiang, the winding Panlong Valley Road passes through grasslands, snow capped mountains, pine forests, and shrubs. It is not only a fast track for herdsmen to transition, but also a "green sea avenue" that gathers people. This year, we will take multiple measures and continue to make efforts to accelerate the improvement of the modern rural transportation system. ”Tao Hanxiang, Deputy Director of the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, introduced. This year, we will promote the upgrading and improvement of the backbone road network and the extension of the basic road network in rural areas according to local conditions and classification. We plan to rebuild 100000 kilometers of rural roads, add 250 towns and villages with third class and above highways, and add 12000 natural villages (groups) with large population and hardened roads throughout the year. Accelerate the renovation of rural road dangerous bridges and safety life protection projects, implement the renovation of 3000 old rural road dangerous bridges and 50000 kilometers of safety life protection projects throughout the year, and ensure that the existing rural road dangerous bridges with conditions are renovated by the end of 2020. Strengthen daily management and maintenance, accelerate the renovation of old and secondary road sections, and implement 100000 kilometers of restorative maintenance projects throughout the year to ensure stable road conditions. Encourage various regions to utilize idle land resources on rural roads, improve facilities such as transportation stations, parking areas, and observation decks, and further expand service functions such as parking and charging/swapping. Vigorously develop the "rural road+" model, deepen the integration of transportation, tourism, and energy, and serve the development of rural industries. In addition, convenient channels between highway service areas and rural roads should be established according to local conditions, and efforts should be made to encourage the sale of characteristic agricultural products in highway service areas and bus stations. We will coordinate and make good use of public welfare positions in the field of rural road management and maintenance, prioritize the placement of low-income groups such as poverty-stricken populations and those facing employment difficulties to participate in rural road construction and maintenance, and stabilize the number of employment positions in the field of rural road management and maintenance at 850000. (New Society)