Policy Interpretation of ＂Opinions on Further Promoting the Construction of Provincial Highway in the Province＂

　　In order to thoroughly implement the decision-making arrangements of the state, the provincial party Committee and the provincial government, further crack the bottleneck of highway construction in ordinary countries and provinces, and maintain the safe and smooth operation of highway network in our province, the provincial government will, in 2020,seven
Issued the "Opinions on Further Promoting the Construction of Provincial Trunk Roads in the Province" (Jin Zhengban made
〔2020〕fifty-six
No.) (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), it is proposed to decentralize some construction affairs. In order to better understand and implement the spirit of the Opinions, we hereby interpret the Opinions as follows:

　　First, the introduction background

　　For a long time, the vertical management system below the provincial level has been implemented in ordinary provincial roads in our province, which has played an important role in promoting the balanced development of ordinary provincial roads. However, with the rapid development of local economy and society, the traffic demand of provincial roads in ordinary countries is generally increasing, but it is obviously unbalanced. The development of provincial roads in ordinary countries is facing multiple contradictions such as serious shortage of funds and unbalanced road network. There are many reasons for these problems, but the solidified management system and the single investment channel are the important reasons.

　　Since 2013, based on the basic principle of not increasing the debts of provinces and cities, the Provincial Department of Transportation has successively agreed that 21 projects in Lvliang, Yangquan, Changzhi, Jincheng, Taiyuan, Shuozhou, Jinzhong and other cities should be organized and implemented by the municipal (county) government as the main body of construction. The practice in recent years shows that the system of co-construction of provinces and cities, multi-financing and multi-point support is an effective way to promote the healthy development of national and provincial roads, and it is also in line with the reality of Shanxi’s transportation development.

　　By the end of 2019, the total mileage of ordinary national and provincial highways in our province was 12,548 kilometers, with a density of 8 kilometers/100 square kilometers. There is still a big gap between the requirements of building a strong transportation country and high-quality development, and the task of supplementing shortcomings and strong and weak items in transportation is still very heavy. Therefore, under the premise of maintaining the current management system unchanged, it is particularly important to decentralize some project construction powers and change one initiative into multiple initiatives.

　　In order to thoroughly implement the decision-making arrangements of the state, the provincial party committee and the provincial government, further crack the bottleneck of provincial highway construction in ordinary countries, and maintain the safe and smooth operation of the highway network in our province, according to Article 8 of the Highway Law, the transportation department in the State Council is in charge of the national highway work. The transportation departments of local people’s governments at or above the county level are in charge of the work within their respective administrative areas; However, the transportation departments of local people’s governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the management and supervision of national and provincial roads, which shall be determined by the people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The Provincial Department of Transportation drafted the Opinions. The "Opinions" were considered and adopted by the 71st executive meeting of the provincial government in June 2020, and were officially issued by the provincial people’s government in July and August 2020.

　　Second, the main content

　　1. Promote the sustained and healthy development of provincial highway construction in ordinary countries. Give full play to the enthusiasm of municipal and county governments to participate in the construction of ordinary national and provincial highways. For cities and counties with good financial situation, high enthusiasm and urgent needs, the local government will apply, and the Provincial Department of Transportation will confirm the project according to the planned scale, and on behalf of the provincial government, authorize the municipal and county governments where the project is located to organize and implement it as the main body of construction according to laws and regulations. At the same time, local governments are encouraged to operate in ppp mode, actively strive for special bonds for toll roads, and promote the construction of provincial highways in ordinary countries.

　　2. Clearly support policies. Increase policy support from financing, land acquisition and demolition, and project approval procedures. Broaden financing channels; The land for the construction of ordinary national and provincial highway projects is solved as a whole from the land use indicators at the provincial and municipal levels, and the municipal governments of each district study and formulate compensation standards and policies for highway construction and demolition within their respective administrative areas. The local municipal and county governments are always responsible for land acquisition and demolition, and the compensation fees for land acquisition and demolition are lump sum; Local governments are responsible for the handling of the pre-formalities of projects within their respective administrative areas, which are matters of examination and approval at the national level, and the relevant provincial departments are responsible for docking with relevant state ministries and commissions until the examination and approval is completed.