Ministry of Transport launches emergency response mechanism

On August 3, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Ludian County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province. The Party Secretary and Minister Yang Chuantang of the Ministry of Transport gave instructions at the first time requesting the transportation department to initiate an emergency response mechanism and invest in the full-scale earthquake relief work as quickly as possible. On the 4th, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council, went to the quake-hit areas in Yunnan Province. Yang Chuantang arrived at the scene to guide disaster relief work in the disaster area.

On the 4th, the Ministry of Transport established the Yunnan Zhaotong Earthquake Highway Traffic and Disaster Relief Work Leading Group, and Vice Minister Feng Zhenglin took the lead group leader and chaired the first meeting of the leading group to deploy disaster relief related work. Feng Zhenglin demanded that at present, it is imperative to get through the road and the relevant departments must ensure that the roads in the disaster-stricken areas are smoothly flown and transported in an orderly manner.

It is reported that the Ministry of Transport, Yunnan Zhaotong Earthquake Road Traffic, the leading group of earthquake relief work set up an integrated coordination group, Rebel Guarantee Group, information and advocacy group. Feng Zhenglin stressed that disaster relief should be conducted in a scientific and orderly manner and adhere to the “four guarantees” principle of “guaranteeing and renovating”, “guaranteeing traffic”, and guaranteeing transportation safety. Relevant departments must take highways as their primary task at present, organize their strengths, ensure that the machinery will not stop, and personnel will change continuously.

On the evening of the 4th, the Ministry of Transport urgently issued the Opinions on Further Improving the Road Traffic Guarantee in the Ludian Earthquake-Stricken Area in Yunnan (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), requesting the Yunnan Provincial Department of Transportation to renovate highways in the disaster-stricken areas and ensure disaster relief. The channel is effective.

According to the Opinions, local transportation departments should cooperate with the public security and transportation departments to ensure the maintenance of traffic orders along the disaster relief corridors and at the stations, ensure that relief vehicles are given priority access, and intensify road inspections to detect vehicle congestion and promptly notify and communicate with public security agencies. The transportation department took measures such as diversion; according to arrangements made by the local government, it spared no effort to ensure the rescue of disaster relief materials and the transportation of the wounded; and to give full play to the synergy of the road network to scientifically formulate and implement a remote bypass scheme for transit traffic in the disaster area.

In order to ensure effective recovery of road traffic in the affected areas as soon as possible, the transportation department will deploy and repatriate the troops scientifically, and in accordance with the requirements of “segmented lump sum and responsibility to people”, ensure that all rush road sections have professional teams responsible.

For the “bottleneck” roads such as Provincial Highway 101 Niulanjiang to Ceiling Section, Longtoushan to Cuiping Highway, Lehong to Shichu Highway and Huohonghong to Hongshiyan Highway, the traffic people will follow the “two-headed approach, two-way grab "pass" the request as soon as possible to get through. For the Tongcun Highway in Ludian County, Zhaojiao County, Zhaojia District, Zhaoyang District and Quze City, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, the roadblocking team consisting of the local road traffic department and technical units will block the inspections. Through the situation, develop a feasible recourse or bypass program.

In order to comprehensively strengthen road maintenance work in the affected areas, the Ministry of Transport requires the local transportation departments to adhere to the principle of “pay equal attention to both repairs and guarantees,” pay close attention to the weather changes and geological disasters in the affected areas, and make early decisions on the possible impact of road blockage. , Overall planning and securing of lines and priorities. Set up pass points according to actual needs, arrange security personnel and mechanical equipment, and ensure that "with the looting, breaking off and breaking through."

The reporter learned from the second meeting of the Leading Group of the Yunnan Zhaotong Earthquake Highway Traffic and Transportation Task Force held by the Ministry of Transport on the evening of the 4th to learn that according to the requirements of the Ministry of Transport, the transportation departments in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places have already prepared for emergency transportation. Standby at any time to support the disaster area.

According to the monitoring of the Road and Network Center of the Ministry of Transport, on the 4th, the highways in the city of Zhaotong (Quanqin Expressway) are in normal operation, and the provincial roads and secondary roads are basically able to guarantee passage. As of 16:30 on the 4th, from Ludian County to Shale Road, Zhenzhong Town of Zhenzhong, Qiaojia Lu-Pb Line (Baoguqin Lead Factory), Shou Mao Line (Wutongzi to Xindian-Xiaohe Section), Lu The 100-meter collapsed section near Shaba Village, Longtoushan Township, Dali County has been reclaimed; the collapsed section from K45 to K46 on the Chaoqiao Line has achieved one-way traffic. Zhaoqiao Class 2 Highway (Zhaotong to Qiaojia) Ludian County Tianshengqiao Section (K50 to K53) has a large amount of landslides, and the highway transportation department has arranged an emergency rescue team to carry out reclamation operations at both ends. It is expected that it can be rerouted at noon on the 5th. .