Electronic toll collection system will be networked nationwide in 2015.

Wang Tai, deputy director of the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, revealed at the promotion meeting of the national electronic toll collection (ETC) networking work held on the 9 th that before the end of this year, 14 provinces and cities such as Beijing will realize system networking operation; By the end of 2015, all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China will basically realize the system networking operation.

"One to five", the economic and environmental benefits of electronic non-stop toll lanes are outstanding.

ETC system, also known as electronic toll collection system, is the most advanced road and bridge toll collection method in the world, and it is an effective way to solve the congestion of highway toll stations and improve traffic efficiency. The capacity of one electronic toll lane is equivalent to that of five manual toll lanes, and the average time for vehicles to pass through the toll booth has been reduced from 14 seconds to 3 seconds, which has shortened the time by nearly 80%. Through this technology, it can also save fuel consumption and reduce pollutant emissions.

In addition, through the implementation of regional networking, it also provides a guarantee for the rapid passage of expressways for regional integration. Since the electronic toll collection system was opened in 2010, the average annual growth rate of the transaction volume of the inter-provincial electronic toll collection system in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has remained at around 60%, and the average annual growth rate in the Yangtze River Delta region is close to 90%.

After the exploration in recent years, the scale of the construction, popularization and application of electronic toll collection system in China has increased rapidly. Up to now, more than 7,100 dedicated lanes have been built nationwide, with more than 11 million development users.

Next year, the number of users will reach 20 million, and the main toll station will achieve full coverage.

However, the system promotion also faces many difficulties. Including the need to install electronic tags and purchase stored-value cards before using special lanes, the need to recharge at special points or banks, the slow progress of inter-provincial settlement, the implementation of superimposed charges for some routes and the imbalance of input-output ratio, which led to the lack of enthusiasm of investors.

In this regard, Feng Zhenglin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport, introduced that the Ministry of Transport requested to build a national online clearing and settlement platform and formulate networking operation rules to jointly ensure that the national online clearing and settlement is fair, transparent, safe and efficient.

According to the plan, the nationwide networking work will be divided into two steps: before the end of 2014, 14 provinces and cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shanxi will be networked. By the end of 2015, a nationwide networked operation management mechanism will be established; The utilization rate of passenger cars is not less than 25%, and the utilization rate of non-cash payment reaches 20%; The system coverage rate of the main toll station reaches 100%; Customer service outlets cover county (district) level administrative regions; The number of users in the national system has reached 20 million; Realize the nationwide networking operation of military vehicles and armed police vehicles.

In addition, by the end of 2015, China will initially establish a national toll road networking data service system. By then, road network management departments at all levels will be able to deeply explore the potential value of vehicle operation information, strengthen statistical analysis of data, and provide decision support for road network operation management and government industry supervision. (Reporter Lu Yanan)