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Published: 15:51, September 28, 2022 | Updated: 17:14, September 28, 2022
China expects 210m road trips during National Day holiday
By Xinhua
Published:15:51, September 28, 2022 Updated:17:14, September 28, 2022 By Xinhua

Tourists take pictures of a "flower basket" at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, Sept 25, 2022. The 18-meter-tall display, in the shape of a flower basket, is placed in Tian'anmen Square as decoration for the upcoming National Day holiday. (JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING – China expects to see 210 million passenger trips made via the roads during the weeklong National Day holiday that starts on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Transport.

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The estimated figure is 30 percent lower than that of the same period a year ago, the ministry said Wednesday.

Most of the holiday trips will be made within provinces due to impacts of COVID-19

Zhou Rongfeng, Ministry of Transport, China 

Passenger trips via waterways are forecast to increase 16 percent to 7.2 million during the period.

The ministry also announced that highways nationwide would be toll-free for passenger cars with up to seven seats during the holiday.

Average daily highway traffic will be about 38 million to 40 million vehicles, with a peak of about 45 million vehicles expected on the first day of the holiday.

Zhou Rongfeng, an official with the ministry, said that most of the holiday trips will be made within provinces due to impacts of COVID-19.

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Highway tolls for trucks will be cut by 10 percent in the fourth quarter, as part of policy support for the country's logistics sector, added Zhou.

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