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Jingjintang Expressway

April 12, 2024

Jingjintang Expressway (Chinese: 京津塘高速公路; pinyin: Jīngjīntáng Gāosùgōnglù), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei province.[1]


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Jinjingtang Expressway
Chinese: 京津塘高速公路
G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway
Chinese: 京沪高速公路
(G0212 Wuqing-Binhai Expressway
Chinese: 武清—滨海新区高速公路)
Jingjintang Expressway in Beijing in 2004
Route information
Part of AH3
Length142.7 km (88.7 mi)
Existed1993–present
Major junctions
North end3rd Ring Road in Fenzhongsi, Beijing
South endTanggu District, Tianjin
Location
CountryChina
ProvinceTianjin
Highway system

Tolls apply as of Dayangfang near the Eastern 5th Ring Road in Beijing until the Tanggu/TEDA exit. The expressway uses a networked toll system across all jurisdictions and is managed by Huabei (North China) Expressways.

This route is now part of G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and Tianjin () expressway.

Route edit

The Jingjintang Expressway runs through the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as Hebei province.

 
Jingjintang Expressway in Tianjin, July 2004

Beijing (Fenzhongsi - Shibalidian - Dayangfang - Majuqiao - Caiyu) - Langfang (Hebei) - Tianjin (Yangcun - Central Tianjin - Tianjin Airport - Tanggu District/TEDA).

History edit

The expressway opened on September 25, 1993, and was the first express to be built to more recent standards.

This expressway has slashed driving time from Beijing to Tianjin to around one hour, and has created a corridor between Beijing and Tianjin.

Accidents edit

Areas of the expressway are many times very foggy and that has led to a number of accidents.

 
Jingjintang Expressway in Tanggu, October 2004 (Note the nonstandard, Chinese-only traffic signs)

On October 19, 2004, seven vehicles involved in three accidents plunged into each other in early morning fog, killing two and injuring many more on the stretch of expressway from Beijing to Tianjin, at the stretch between Majuqiao and Caiyu.

Parallel Expressways edit

With a history of over ten years, the expressway was beginning to feel the crunch of massive traffic, especially the increase of heavy lorries. As a result, at least two other expressways linking Beijing to Tianjin were constructed.

A variation of routes leaves Beijing heading toward Pinggu District, and links with the Jinji Expressway.

Road Conditions edit

Speed Limit edit

Uniform maximum speed limit of 110 km/h (sparsely signposted at times) outside of Beijing; Beijing section now only 90 km/h. However, the Beijing section from Fenzhongsi through Shibalidian has a mixed speed limit of 70 km/h or 80 km/h (only when leaving Beijing).

Tolls edit

Tolls apply for the stretch east of Dayangfang until Tanggu.

Lanes edit

4 lanes (2 up, 2 down), with emergency shoulders. Exception: Section in Beijing (Fenzhongsi - Shibalidian) has 6 lanes (3 up, 3 down).

Major Exits edit

Fenzhongsi, Dayangfang, Majuqiao, Caiyu, Langfang, Yangcun, Yixingbu, Central Tianjin, Tianjin Airport, Tanggu

Service Areas edit

Majuqiao, Xuguantun, Dongli.

Connections edit

Ring Roads of Beijing: Connects with the SW 3rd Ring Road at Fenzhongsi, the SW 4th Ring Road at Shibalidian, the SW 5th Ring Road at Dayangfang and the SW 6th Ring Road at Majuqiao.
Jinghu Expressway: Connects with the Jinghu Expressway at Yixingbu.
Jinji Expressway: Connects with the newly opened Jinji Expressway at Central Tianjin exit (Jinzhong Road).
Tianjin Outer Ring Road: Connects at Yixingbu.

Safety edit

Upon its completion, the PRC authorities and state media spared the least of efforts in trumpeting the creation of the Jingjintang Expressway, promoting it to the bitter end, and creating an illusion that the expressway was it in the PRC's expressway world. As a result of this widespread promotion, the expressway was known as the "golden expressway".

In November 2004, however, things looked very different. Incessant traffic jams, breakdowns, and chaos on the expressway earned it a more popular nickname—the "road of death".

The very problem lies within the expressway itself—massive traffic. The expressway was designed for a traffic audience of 50,000 vehicles a day—and apparently, not a vehicle more, as the current average of 59,000 vehicles a day is stretching the expressway to its limits. Meanwhile, during periods of high use, 130,000 vehicles are reported to be using the expressway -- per day.

Compounding the problem is a very narrow (2.4 m in width) hard shoulder, and the lack of emergency bays. Compound that with fog in the southeastern Beijing section, and no lights at night outside of the 4th Ring Road (Beijing), and one understands why the label "road of death" sticks so well to the expressway today.

Traffic edit

China was a different country back in 1993, when the expressway first opened. For a start, there were fewer drivers, and traffic—especially expressway traffic—was less of a problem. Therefore, when the expressway opened in September 1993, it could cope rather well with just two lanes in one direction—for over a hundred kilometres.

Things changed in the late 1990s. Private citizens could apply for driver's licences with greater ease, and traffic as a whole increased on PRC roads. The situation on the expressway in 2004, therefore, is different from that of 1993.

A 2004 traffic jam—or traffic disturbance—that upset just one lane (not to mention more than one lane), would upset the entire expressway. Traffic would begin to pile up for kilometres and hours on end. The relative lack of exits (only ten for the entire stretch) could further compound the problem.

As it forms a vital corridor for traffic from Tianjin and Tanggu, the expressway is often full of lorries. Two lorries overtaking each other would shrink average speed limits for the car following behind considerably—from the legal 110 km/h down to approximately 80 km/h or sometimes even 60 km/h.

List of exits edit

Symbols: ↗ = exit (→ = only on way out of Beijing), ✕ = closed exit, ⇆ = main interchange; ¥ = central toll gate; S = service area

Beijing Section edit

Listed are exits heading southeast as of Beijing (3rd Ring Road)

Hebei Section edit

Listed are exits heading southeast as of the jurisdictional boundary with Beijing

Tianjin Section edit

Listed are exits heading southeast as of the jurisdictional boundary with Hebei/Tianjin (Wuqing District)

References edit

  1. ^ Hamnett, Stephen; Forbes, Dean (2012-03-29). Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-63926-5.

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April 12, 2024
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Jingjintang Expressway Chinese 京津塘高速公路 pinyin Jingjintang Gaosugōnglu also known as the Jingtang Expressway links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin 143 kilometres in length it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei province 1 Jinjingtang ExpresswayChinese 京津塘高速公路G2 Beijing Shanghai ExpresswayChinese 京沪高速公路 G0212 Wuqing Binhai ExpresswayChinese 武清 滨海新区高速公路 Jingjintang Expressway in Beijing in 2004Route informationPart of AH3Length142 7 km 88 7 mi Existed1993 presentMajor junctionsNorth end3rd Ring Road in Fenzhongsi BeijingSouth endTanggu District TianjinLocationCountryChinaProvinceTianjinHighway systemTransport in ChinaTolls apply as of Dayangfang near the Eastern 5th Ring Road in Beijing until the Tanggu TEDA exit The expressway uses a networked toll system across all jurisdictions and is managed by Huabei North China Expressways This route is now part of G2 Beijing Shanghai Expressway and Tianjin expressway Contents 1 Route 2 History 2 1 Accidents 3 Parallel Expressways 4 Road Conditions 4 1 Speed Limit 4 2 Tolls 4 3 Lanes 5 Major Exits 6 Service Areas 7 Connections 8 Safety 9 Traffic 10 List of exits 10 1 Beijing Section 10 2 Hebei Section 10 3 Tianjin Section 11 ReferencesRoute editThe Jingjintang Expressway runs through the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin as well as Hebei province nbsp Jingjintang Expressway in Tianjin July 2004Beijing Fenzhongsi Shibalidian Dayangfang Majuqiao Caiyu Langfang Hebei Tianjin Yangcun Central Tianjin Tianjin Airport Tanggu District TEDA History editThe expressway opened on September 25 1993 and was the first express to be built to more recent standards This expressway has slashed driving time from Beijing to Tianjin to around one hour and has created a corridor between Beijing and Tianjin Accidents edit Areas of the expressway are many times very foggy and that has led to a number of accidents nbsp Jingjintang Expressway in Tanggu October 2004 Note the nonstandard Chinese only traffic signs On October 19 2004 seven vehicles involved in three accidents plunged into each other in early morning fog killing two and injuring many more on the stretch of expressway from Beijing to Tianjin at the stretch between Majuqiao and Caiyu Parallel Expressways editWith a history of over ten years the expressway was beginning to feel the crunch of massive traffic especially the increase of heavy lorries As a result at least two other expressways linking Beijing to Tianjin were constructed A variation of routes leaves Beijing heading toward Pinggu District and links with the Jinji Expressway Road Conditions editSpeed Limit edit Uniform maximum speed limit of 110 km h sparsely signposted at times outside of Beijing Beijing section now only 90 km h However the Beijing section from Fenzhongsi through Shibalidian has a mixed speed limit of 70 km h or 80 km h only when leaving Beijing Tolls edit Tolls apply for the stretch east of Dayangfang until Tanggu Lanes edit 4 lanes 2 up 2 down with emergency shoulders Exception Section in Beijing Fenzhongsi Shibalidian has 6 lanes 3 up 3 down Major Exits editFenzhongsi Dayangfang Majuqiao Caiyu Langfang Yangcun Yixingbu Central Tianjin Tianjin Airport TangguService Areas editMajuqiao Xuguantun Dongli Connections editRing Roads of Beijing Connects with the SW 3rd Ring Road at Fenzhongsi the SW 4th Ring Road at Shibalidian the SW 5th Ring Road at Dayangfang and the SW 6th Ring Road at Majuqiao Jinghu Expressway Connects with the Jinghu Expressway at Yixingbu Jinji Expressway Connects with the newly opened Jinji Expressway at Central Tianjin exit Jinzhong Road Tianjin Outer Ring Road Connects at Yixingbu Safety editUpon its completion the PRC authorities and state media spared the least of efforts in trumpeting the creation of the Jingjintang Expressway promoting it to the bitter end and creating an illusion that the expressway was it in the PRC s expressway world As a result of this widespread promotion the expressway was known as the golden expressway In November 2004 however things looked very different Incessant traffic jams breakdowns and chaos on the expressway earned it a more popular nickname the road of death The very problem lies within the expressway itself massive traffic The expressway was designed for a traffic audience of 50 000 vehicles a day and apparently not a vehicle more as the current average of 59 000 vehicles a day is stretching the expressway to its limits Meanwhile during periods of high use 130 000 vehicles are reported to be using the expressway per day Compounding the problem is a very narrow 2 4 m in width hard shoulder and the lack of emergency bays Compound that with fog in the southeastern Beijing section and no lights at night outside of the 4th Ring Road Beijing and one understands why the label road of death sticks so well to the expressway today Traffic editChina was a different country back in 1993 when the expressway first opened For a start there were fewer drivers and traffic especially expressway traffic was less of a problem Therefore when the expressway opened in September 1993 it could cope rather well with just two lanes in one direction for over a hundred kilometres Things changed in the late 1990s Private citizens could apply for driver s licences with greater ease and traffic as a whole increased on PRC roads The situation on the expressway in 2004 therefore is different from that of 1993 A 2004 traffic jam or traffic disturbance that upset just one lane not to mention more than one lane would upset the entire expressway Traffic would begin to pile up for kilometres and hours on end The relative lack of exits only ten for the entire stretch could further compound the problem As it forms a vital corridor for traffic from Tianjin and Tanggu the expressway is often full of lorries Two lorries overtaking each other would shrink average speed limits for the car following behind considerably from the legal 110 km h down to approximately 80 km h or sometimes even 60 km h List of exits editThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one Please improve this article if you can November 2021 Symbols exit only on way out of Beijing closed exit main interchange central toll gate S service area Beijing Section edit Listed are exits heading southeast as of Beijing 3rd Ring Road Interchange with 3rd Ring Road Fenzhongsi Interchange with 4th Ring Road Nansihuan S 4th Ring Road 2 Dayangfang Jiugong exit disused as of 2002 and in effect replaced by 5th Ring Road Interchange with 5th Ring Road 5th Ring Road Dayangfang S Majuqiao 3 Majuqiao Liuhuanlu 4 Interchange with China National Highway 104 G104 CaiyuHebei Section edit Listed are exits heading southeast as of the jurisdictional boundary with Beijing 5 LangfangTianjin Section edit Listed are exits heading southeast as of the jurisdictional boundary with Hebei Tianjin Wuqing District 7 Interchange with China National Highway 103 Hexiwu Yangcun G103 S Xuguantun 8 Interchange with Tianjin Outer Ring Road Yixingbu 9 Interchange with Jinji Expressway Lutai Tianjin City Tianjin Airport S Dongli Interchange with Tangjin Expressway Tanggu TangguReferences edit Hamnett Stephen Forbes Dean 2012 03 29 Planning Asian Cities Risks and Resilience Routledge ISBN 978 1 136 63926 5 39 13 38 N 117 12 23 E 39 2271 N 117 2063 E 39 2271 117 2063 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jingjintang Expressway amp oldid 1202688731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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