Shaanxi has opened 601 special passages for epidemic prevention and people’s livelihood materials at various expressway toll stations.

CCTV News:In the face of the epidemic situation, Shaanxi has opened 601 special green channels for epidemic prevention materials, fresh agricultural products and production and living materials at various highway toll stations to ensure the rapid and efficient passage of vehicles carrying materials inside and outside the province, and to help prevent and control the epidemic situation and protect people’s livelihood.

At the Afanggong toll station on the Xi ‘an-Baoji Expressway, the staff is inspecting and taking photos of the vehicles carrying the people’s livelihood security materials, and releasing them free of charge after passing the inspection. Due to the proximity to a large agricultural product logistics center in Xi ‘an, the Epanggong toll station has opened two green passages to facilitate the rapid passage of vehicles carrying people’s livelihood materials, with an average of more than 140 large trucks going up and down the green passages every day.

Kou Yu, stationmaster of Afanggong Toll Station of Shaanxi Traffic Control Group:On the premise of ensuring standardized transportation, the corresponding procedures are simplified, and the average passing time of each "Green Pass" vehicle is only 2-mdash; In 3 minutes, 75% of the goods pulled by the "Green Pass" vehicle are vegetables, 9% are fruits, and the rest are meat, eggs, milk and aquatic products.

Since the outbreak of this epidemic in Shaanxi province, the expressway management department has set up 601 green passages for epidemic prevention and fresh agricultural products at the toll stations in the province, set up indication signs, increased the number of people to keep traffic smooth, improved the traffic efficiency, and disinfected the toll station area and charge cards in time.