The "May Day" holiday is approaching, and Gaode Map and the traffic management departments of many places in the country jointly released the "Travel Forecast Report for May Day Holiday in 2021". The data shows that the national high-speed congestion is expected to increase by more than 10% compared with the same period of last year during the May Day Golden Week, or it will become "the most blocked May Day in history".
The data shows that the proportion of national high-speed congestion mileage during the May Day holiday has been increasing year by year in the past four years. It is estimated that the degree of high-speed congestion during the May Day holiday in 2021 will be the highest over the years, and the increase is expected to exceed 10% compared with last year. Affected by high-speed free passage and concentrated travel demand, it is expected that there will be a high-speed outbound congestion peak on May 1 (the first day of the holiday), and the national high-speed congestion level will be at a high level from May 2 to 4, and the high-speed return congestion peak will be on May 5 (the last day of the holiday), and the high-speed road conditions will return to normal on May 6.
From the specific time period, it is estimated that the national high-speed traffic pressure will gradually increase from 14: 00 on April 30 (the day before the May Day holiday), and the congestion level will be high from 18: 00 to 21: 00. Affected by high-speed free passage, it is expected that the high-speed departure congestion peak will be from 9: 00 to 13: 00 on May 1, especially from 10: 00 to 11: 00, and the high-speed return congestion peak will be met from 15: 00 to 18: 00 on May 5. It is expected that the return congestion peak will be from 16: 00 to 17: 00.
According to the traffic big data forecast of Gaode map, during the holiday season, the expressways in Shaanxi Province that are prone to congestion and slow down are mainly some sections of G5 Jingkun Expressway, G30 Lianhuo Expressway, G65 Baomao Expressway, etc. It is recommended that car owners who drive to these sections always pay attention to the road conditions and avoid congestion in time.
As the situation of epidemic prevention and control continues to improve, the demand for public cross-city travel is also growing. According to the big data of Gaode map search, the TOP 10 cities for cross-city travel in China during May Day are mainly distributed in the southern region, and Xi ‘an is also on the list. The other popular cities are Guangzhou, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Dongguan, Chengdu and Foshan.
During the Golden Week of May Day, citizens are enthusiastic about traveling, and go on road trip has long been the first choice for family travel. Considering that some popular scenic spots in go on road trip have concentrated traffic and the surrounding roads are prone to congestion, it is suggested that citizens planning to travel to Xi ‘an Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Old Town of Lijiang, Chongqing Hongyadong Folk Scenery Area, Suzhou Humble Administrator’s Garden, Jinan Daming Lake and other scenic spots should make parking plans in advance, or choose taxis and public transportation.
In addition, Gaode taxi big data predicts that April 30 and May 1 will become the peak days for taxis. From 12 noon on April 30, the demand for taxis in various places began to rise gradually, reaching the peak of the whole day around 18-19. In order to allow passengers to get a taxi faster on peak days, the Gaode Taxi Commission-free Alliance will provide 36 hours of commission-free service for drivers and encourage drivers to get out during the May Day holiday.
(Xi’ an Newspaper All-Media Reporter Feng Xiaorui Wang He)