Development of Networked Charges and One Card (Yuetong Card) Electronic Charges is an Effective Way to Solve the Congestion of Toll Stations
In recent years, with the rapid growth of private cars, not only has the pressure on the expressway's main line increased, but at the same time it has caused a decrease in the capacity of the toll stations. Traffic jams have occurred from time to time. In this regard, not only car owners and passengers complained about the road, but also road owners and government departments were deeply troubled. Years of practice have shown that the development of networked toll collection and toll collection stations and the implementation of the Guangdong Express Card and the One-Card Electronic Charges are effective ways to solve congestion at highway toll stations.
Since the official operation at the end of 2004, the province’s road network toll collection and Luqiao’s electronic toll collection have made significant progress. As of July 1 this year, the network mileage of 73 expressways in the province has reached more than 3,900 kilometers, and a total of 19 toll stations have been withdrawn. Build 54 main toll stations. With the further advancement of networked charging, the number of toll stations withdrawn or underbuilt will gradually increase, and the natural conditions for traffic jams at toll stations will also tend to decrease. At present, there are 302 ETC lanes that have been built and opened in our province. This year's growth rate will be further accelerated; the number of Guangdong Tong Cards will exceed 600,000. By the end of this year, the number of ETC lanes will exceed 1 million, and all highways that are now connected to the Internet can be used. Guangdong Tongka and electronic parking fees have laid a solid foundation for the province to fully implement the electronic card charges.
According to calculations, the toll collection station’s manual charging takes an average of 14 seconds per single time, the Yuetong card swiping and paying fee is 5 seconds, and the Yuetong Card Electronic Payment (ETC) is less than 2 seconds. The advantage is quite obvious. Compared with ordinary lanes, an ETC lane is equivalent to the traffic capacity of eight artificial toll lanes, which can effectively reduce the congestion pressure at toll stations. According to statistics from the provincial joint-charge company, the daily traffic volume of using the Guangdong Express Card and the ETC is approximately 420,000 vehicles, and the accumulated time for vehicle owners and toll collectors per day exceeds 1,225 hours. It is foreseen that with the in-depth popularization and popularization of electronic card charges, the problem of congestion at toll stations will be gradually alleviated and eventually resolved.
Networking charges and card (Yuetong card) electronic charging economy and social benefits are obvious
According to the introduction, the implementation of online charging and one-card (Yuetong card) electronic charging not only reformed and innovated the traditional management model and service model in the field of road pricing, but also greatly increased the efficiency of road resource use and the efficiency of vehicle traffic.
The economic benefits of networked toll collection and one-card (Yuetong Card) electronic toll collection are mainly reflected in the reduction of construction and operation costs and capital risks as well as the increase in toll fees for road owners. First, a large number of toll stations were withdrawn or underbuilt and the use of ETCs. The corresponding costs of civil works, equipment, compensation for land acquisition, routine maintenance, and personnel were greatly saved. Second, the use of electronic tolls reduced the cash management pressure at the toll stations and standardized the charges. The behavior reduces the risk of funds. At the same time, the costs of purchasing access cards, printing invoices, and banknotes are also reduced. Third, the significant ease of congestion at toll stations will also attract more users to use expressways, thereby increasing the number of owners. Toll income. For vehicle users and passengers, the benefits of networked charging are mainly reflected in the reduction of vehicle driving costs, which not only saves a lot of fuel consumption, but also saves a lot of time, so that they can engage in other valuable activities to create additional social wealth.
According to the relevant research institutions of the Ministry of Communications, it is estimated that by the end of 2010, the province's networked tolls will save a total of 4.318 billion yuan in construction costs for the majority of owners, save operating costs of 1.831 billion yuan, and the overall benefits will reach 6.149 billion yuan; For the owners or passengers, the fuel efficiency savings are about 1.66 billion yuan, the time saving benefit is about 3.538 billion yuan, and the comprehensive benefit is 5.189 billion yuan.
The social benefits brought by the online charging and the one-card (Yuetong Card) electronic charging are also various. The first is to improve the charging environment and improve the level of service in the industry. The promotion of Guangdong Tong Card and electronic non-stop charging has gradually changed road charges to active service functions and improved road capacity. Followed by optimizing the operation and management, improve the level of industry management. Networked charging makes it possible to transform the single-section management model into a network-based management model, which creates conditions for the scaled operation and intensive management of expressways, and realizes the compression of operating costs and the improvement of management efficiency. The third is to achieve information sharing and improve government management efficiency. The networked toll collection project follows the principle of “unified planning, unified standards, and unified settlement†and can achieve centralized sharing, centralized analysis, and centralized utilization of the transportation basic data information resources of the province, thereby providing the government management departments with more accurate, complete, and detailed information. The information effectively improves management efficiency and service levels.
Networking charges and one card (Yuetong Card) electronic charging are necessary requirements for building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society
Strengthening the energy-saving and emission-reduction work in the transportation industry and improving the efficiency of comprehensive utilization of resources are the inevitable requirements for building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society. After implementing expressway network toll collection and the one-card (Yuetong card) electronic toll collection, it has achieved outstanding results in saving land resources, reducing energy consumption, and reducing environmental pollution, which is of great significance for protecting the ecological environment and promoting social sustainable development.
The implementation of online charging and one-card (Yuetong Card) electronic charging, first of all, can reduce energy consumption and improve energy-saving emission reduction benefits. When vehicles pass the toll station, they will no longer significantly increase or decrease the speed and repeat parking fees, which greatly reduces the fuel consumption of the vehicles, and the benefits of energy conservation and emission reduction are very significant. According to calculations by the relevant research institutes of the Ministry of Communications, by 2010, the fuel efficiency savings due to the reduction of toll stations will be approximately 1.53 billion yuan, and the fuel efficiency savings due to the implementation of ETC will be approximately 130 million yuan. Second, it can reduce land occupation and increase the utilization of road resources. The networked charging has realized the interconnection and intercommunication among the expressways in the province. Withdrawing and building a toll station will inevitably reduce the usage and occupancy rate of the land. Third, it can reduce environmental pollution and improve the social ecological environment. The increase in the traffic speed of vehicles not only saves fuel, but also reduces the emission of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide in automobile exhaust, and effectively reduces the level of atmospheric pollution. In addition, the reduction in the number of toll stations also directly eliminates the water pollution and life pollution caused by the operation of the toll station and better protects the natural environment along the expressway.
The implementation of the highway toll collection and the one-card (Yuetong card) electronic toll collection in Guangdong Province has significant social, economic, and ecological benefits. The fundamental reason is that it is a scientific development path. Networking charging adheres to the “people-oriented†development concept [review picture forum], effectively solves the problem of congestion at highway toll stations, and constructs a service-based regional toll collection system, which has effectively improved the capacity and image of the expressway, and promoted transportation and transportation. The harmonious development between the regional economy, humanities and society and the ecological environment has provided a solid guarantee for the social and economic progress and sustainable development of Guangdong Province.