As a key project of China's regional coordinated development, the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has further improved its important status during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. On March 15, 2022, the "Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission on Printing and Distributing the Implementation Plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Urban Clusters in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River" was officially issued. The Notice states:

"Relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant directly affiliated institutions, the people's governments of Jiangxi Province, Hubei Province, and Hunan Province, China National Railway Group Co., Ltd., and State Grid Corporation of China:

The "14th Five-Year Plan" for the development of urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has been approved by the State Council (Guo Han [2022] No. 12). It is issued to you, please conscientiously implemented. "

Development Goals

By 2025, substantial progress will be made in the coordinated development of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the proportion of the total economic volume in the country will further increase, and the ability to support the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the rise of the central region, and even the country's high-quality development will be significantly enhanced. The integrated development pattern has basically been formed, the radiation and driving role of provincial capital cities has been further brought into play, the urbanization of Wuhan, Changzhutan and other metropolitan areas has achieved substantial breakthroughs, the cultivation of Nanchang metropolitan area has made positive progress, the development of large, medium and small cities and small towns has become more coordinated, and the permanent population The urbanization rate has reached 67%; the level of infrastructure interconnection has been greatly improved, the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network has been further improved, the total railway mileage has reached 14,000 kilometers, and the main cities in the urban agglomeration have basically been connected within 2 hours. The support capability has been further enhanced; the advanced manufacturing clusters with national competitiveness have basically formed, the industrial division of labor has become more reasonable, the collaboration efficiency has been greatly improved, the regional collaborative innovation system has been initially established, and the R&D investment of the whole society has increased by over 7% annually; the level of opening to the outside world has been remarkable. Improve, a high-standard market system has been basically established, and the business environment has reached the first-class level in China; the quality of the ecological environment has been significantly improved, and decisive progress has been made in the coordinated protection of the Yangtze River and the co-governance of the environment; the convenience and sharing of public services and the level of safety in production have been significantly improved, and the efficiency of collaborative governance is remarkable. Enhanced, the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security have been greatly improved.

Improve the infrastructure network and jointly improve the internal and external communication capabilities

Focus on improving the efficiency of interconnection, coordinate and improve traditional infrastructure, accelerate the construction of new infrastructure, and build a modern infrastructure system that is efficient, practical, safe, reliable, smart and green.

Improve the comprehensive transportation system. Construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing-Shanghai high-speed railway along the Yangtze River, Xiamen-Chongqing high-speed railway, Hunan high-speed railway and other trunk railways, and accelerate the construction of multi-directional three-dimensional comprehensive transportation channels. Optimize the multi-level rail transit system, improve the railway connection lines, improve the operational efficiency of intercity railways, support the use of existing railway surplus capacity to run urban (suburban) trains, and orderly improve the rail transit network of provincial capital cities.

Promote the smooth connection of inter-provincial expressways, promote the expansion and renovation of national expressways G4, G60, etc., plan and build a number of provincial expressways, accelerate the quality improvement and transformation of inter-provincial sections of national and provincial highways, open up inter-provincial and inter-city road sections to be connected, support Construction of bridges and other projects. Collaborate to promote the construction of the Yangtze River trunk line crossing the river, and develop cross-river intercity public transport.

Carry out waterway improvement projects such as the Yangtze River, Hanjiang River, Xiangjiang River, Yuanjiang River and Ganjiang River, deepen the preliminary research and demonstration of the Hunan-Guangxi-Guangdong-Guangdong Canal, and improve the shipping capacity of the main waterway. Strengthen the construction of Wuhan's middle reaches of the Yangtze River shipping center, promote the intensive and large-scale development of major ports such as Yichang, Yueyang, and Jiujiang, promote the coordinated development of other ports along the Yangtze River, and promote the integrated management of port groups in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Shares and other models integrate resources to achieve efficient operation. Promote the full coverage of railway access to major ports. Keywords: infrastructure, infrastructure construction, domestic engineering news, planning and investment

Promote the coordinated operation of airports in urban agglomerations, enhance the regional aviation hub functions of Wuhan, Changsha, and Nanchang airports, and improve the international airline network. Build a professional cargo hub airport in Ezhou and develop all-cargo flights. Build Wuhan into an international comprehensive transportation hub city, promote the construction of national comprehensive transportation hub cities such as Changsha and Nanchang, and promote seamless connection and convenient transfer of various transportation modes. Editor / Xu Shengpeng