On December 31, in Chengmai County, Hainan Province, as the Deputy Secretary-General of the People's Government of Hainan Province Lai Yongwen issued a construction start order, the Hainan Province roundabout tourist highway project officially started. Hainan Province’s round-island tourist road project is a "silk line", and the post and tourism resources along the line are "pearls", which are connected in series to form a "pearl necklace"-style tourism spatial pattern.

Hainan Island Round-the-Island Tourist Highway Project

The main route of the Hainan Island Round-the-Island Tourist Highway Project is 988.209 kilometers, of which 453.161 kilometers are newly reconstructed and 535.047 kilometers are used. The total length of the connecting line is 412.228 kilometers, of which the newly reconstructed section is 35.843 kilometers and the utilization section is 376.385 kilometers. The total length of the branch line is 34.805 kilometers, of which 28.008 kilometers are newly reconstructed and 6.797 kilometers are used. The walking trail is 18 kilometers and the cycling trail is 43.21 kilometers. The total investment of the project is 16.35 billion yuan and the construction period is 30 months.

A total of 130 newly built bridges, 9 rebuilt bridges, 1235 new culverts, 94 rebuilt culverts, 8 maintenance work areas, 25 parking areas, 14 new energy supply stations, 45 viewing platforms, and roadside parking zones have been set up across the line. 66 locations and 1 smart transportation cloud control center.

The construction content includes roadbed and pavement, bridge culvert, route crossing, traffic engineering and facilities along the route, environmental protection and landscape design, tourism supporting service facilities, etc.

The Hainan Island Round-the-Island Tourist Road Project runs through 12 cities and counties along the coast of Haikou, Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning, Lingshui, Sanya, Ledong, Dongfang, Changjiang, Danzhou, Lingao, Chengmai and Yangpu Economic Development Zone. Along the way, there are 9 types of 84 landscape areas, 22 coastal headlands, 25 lighthouses, 68 characteristic bays, 26 coastal lagoons, 16 mangroves, 40 post stations, 31 scenic spots above A-level, 21 tourist resorts, 261 Located in the coastal scenic spots and historical sites, forming the "pearl necklace" around the island in Hainan.

Promote the leapfrog development of Hainan's tourism industry

Chen Jingjin, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Planning, said. "After the completion of the Hainan Island Round-the-Island Tourist Road Project, it can divert one third of Hainan's tourists to the round-the-island tourist road, effectively promoting the integrated development of tourism, culture, sports, and transportation, thereby creating a new name card and new highland for Hainan's tourism."

Li Zhiqiang, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Transportation, said that the Hainan Island’s round-island tourist road project uses tourist roads as the “line”, and links coastal scenic spots and stations into a “pearl necklace” to create a “traffic” with innovative formats, complete supporting facilities and rich experience. + Tourism" new development model.

According to Li Zhiqiang, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Hainan Provincial Department of Transportation will go all out to do a good job in the planning and construction of the "Feng"-shaped expressway network, the expansion of the roundabout expressway, and the upgrading and upgrading of national and provincial trunk highways, and accelerate the The infrastructure construction of “Five Ports” will improve the carrying capacity and efficiency of Haikou Port and pave the “fast lane” for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port.Editor/Huang Lijun