Hunan Sees a Surge in Expressway Traffic as Spring Festival Travel Rush Begins

Since the Spring Festival travel rush started, Hunan has seen surging road passenger trips. The passenger traffic on G60 Shanghai-Kunming, G56 Hangzhou-Ruili, and G5513 Changsha-Zhangjiajie expressways has increased steadily. During the Spring Festival travel rush this year, the total expressway traffic around the province is predicted to reach 140.63 million vehicles, with an average daily traffic of about 3.515 million vehicles. The total traffic shows a 10% increase over the same period of 2023, with the daily average rising 60% year on year. The photo, taken on January 29, shows the busy east-to-west traffic on the Pingjiang-Dongkou Expressway Yiyang section. (Photo/Tong Di, Hunan Daily)

Since the Spring Festival travel rush started, Hunan has seen surging road passenger trips. The passenger traffic on G60 Shanghai-Kunming, G56 Hangzhou-Ruili, and G5513 Changsha-Zhangjiajie expressways has increased steadily. During the Spring Festival travel rush this year, the total expressway traffic around the province is predicted to reach 140.63 million vehicles, with an average daily traffic of about 3.515 million vehicles. The total traffic shows a 10% increase over the same period of 2023, with the daily average rising 60% year on year. The photo, taken on January 29, shows the busy east-to-west traffic on the Pingjiang-Dongkou Expressway Yiyang section. (Photo/Tong Di, Hunan Daily)

Since the Spring Festival travel rush started, Hunan has seen surging road passenger trips. The passenger traffic on G60 Shanghai-Kunming, G56 Hangzhou-Ruili, and G5513 Changsha-Zhangjiajie expressways has increased steadily. During the Spring Festival travel rush this year, the total expressway traffic around the province is predicted to reach 140.63 million vehicles, with an average daily traffic of about 3.515 million vehicles. The total traffic shows a 10% increase over the same period of 2023, with the daily average rising 60% year on year. The photo, taken on January 29, shows the busy east-to-west traffic on the Pingjiang-Dongkou Expressway Yiyang section. (Photo/Tong Di, Hunan Daily)