借著小客車免費的“東風”，清明假期最後一天，位於南京最東頭的寧揚長江大橋，通行量達到了1.1萬輛，比平時的5倍還多。南北都沒有接上高速公路，是這座跨江大橋車少的重要原因。

However, as an important part of the Nanjing Metropolitan Ring Expressway, the "broken end" must always be connected. Recently, the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge south of the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway scheme into the second environmental impact assessment stage, according to the latest public information, the project is planned to start in 2030 years, 0 years to open.

After 20 years, the metropolitan area "Super Loop" +0 km

In the EIA, the name of the project is "Nanjing Metropolitan Ring Expressway 338 Provincial Highway to Hurong Expressway Section".

According to the public information, this project starts from 6 Provincial Highway (Longtan Avenue) and connects to Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge, and goes south to the tunnel through Nanjing Longtan New Town to Zhenjiang Jurong City, and crosses with Beijing-Shanghai Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity and 0 National Highway, crosses Baohua Mountain, crosses Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, passes between Taiwan Cement Mining and Gujiangkou Reservoir, and then connects to Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway on the east side of Jurong Western Trunk Line, with a total length of about 0.0 kilometers, of which the mileage of Nanjing section is about 0.0 kilometers and the mileage of Zhenjiang section is about 0.0k kilometers. It is constructed according to the technical standards of two-way six-lane expressways with a design speed of 0 km/h. The project is scheduled to start construction at the end of 0 years and open in 0 years 0.

“這是個好消息。因為沒有接入高速路網，寧揚長江大橋功能得不到充分發揮。”大橋的一位管理人員坦言，大橋通車3個多月，顯得有些“默默無聞”。目前非公休日的日均流量才2000輛左右，清明節日均也不過7千多。相比之下，上游十幾公里相隔的南京四橋（棲霞山長江大橋）清明假期日均流量達到了8.7萬輛左右。

Only when the road network is connected can the traffic flow be introduced, and its cross-border traffic function can also be reflected. The reporter noticed that in fact, the four bridges and the Ningyang Bridge have great similarities in the function of the road network: one is the ring line of Nanjing, but the four bridges are the part of the "ring road", which encircles Nanjing's own districts, and Ningyang is part of the "metropolitan ring line", which is larger and encircles the five cities of Jiangsu and Anhui in the metropolitan area; Second, the two cross-river bridges are connected to the Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway in the north and the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway in the south, which is almost parallel to the "ring".

"In the second half of the year, after the north side is connected to the Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway, there should be changes." The manager said.

How much is left missing for the "Super Loop"? How's it going?

Based on the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge and looking at the entire Nanjing Metropolitan Ring Expressway, it is not difficult to find that most of the Anhui section has been completed. So, what is still missing in the Jiangsu section of this "super loop"?

Let's take a look at how this "super loop" with a total length of about 282 kilometers and a string of Quanjiao, Chuzhou, Lai'an, and Tianchang in Anhui, Yizheng, Jurong, and Nanjing in Jiangsu is "spelled" together.

Nanjing Metropolitan Ring Expressway No. G49 is one of the 0 metropolitan ring roads planned by the state, involving Anhui S0 Tianchang-Tianzhushan Expressway, S0 Yangzhou to Tianchang Expressway where the two provinces intersect, Yizheng to Lukou Expressway and North Extension Line in Jiangsu, and Lukou to Quanjiao Expressway in the southwest. There are two river crossing channels, the east side is the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge that has been opened to traffic, and the west side is the planned Jinwen Road river crossing channel.

The section to be built in Jiangsu, the north ring road was the first to move. In addition to the opening of the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge, the section of the Yizheng-Lukou Expressway from Jiangbei Embankment to Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway is planned to be completed within this year. The section from the bridge to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway is in the second environmental impact assessment. The Lukou-Quanjiao Expressway on the South Ring Road completed the survey and design bidding at the end of last year. In addition, at the Nanjing Municipal Traffic Work Conference at the beginning of this year, it was determined that the work plan for the Jinwen Road River Crossing Passage for the year is mainly to promote the pre-examination of land use.

At present, the section from Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway to Lukou Airport in the southeast direction of the metropolitan ring line, and the northern section of Yizheng in the northeast direction, there is not much movement.

Create a "1-day life circle" and a "0-hour commuting circle"

交通是互聯互通的基礎。在面向2035年的《南京市國土空間總體規劃（2021—2035年）》中，共建一流都市圈交通網路成為重點之一，並明確通過提升軌道與道路網路的通達性和服務水準，打造“1日生活圈”和“1小時通勤圈”，為市民提供更加便捷高效的出行體驗。

Of course, due to the constraints of land, capital and other factors, this ring highway across 5 provinces and 0 cities cannot be completed overnight.

In promoting the promotion of Nanjing's first degree and accelerating the gathering of elements in the metropolitan area, Nanjing is making efforts from many aspects such as railways, water transportation, and low-altitude logistics. A few days ago, the Nanjing Municipal Development and Reform Commission issued the "Key Points of Work in the Nanjing Metropolitan Area for 2025 Years" jointly compiled by the cities in the metropolitan area, which clarified the tasks of this year on the construction of major facilities, such as continuing to build a "metropolitan area on the track", continuing to build railway projects such as the North Yangtze River High-speed Railway and the Ninghuai Intercity Railway; Strengthen the capacity of airport infrastructure support, and promote the coordination and linkage of cities in the metropolitan area in the planning and construction of low-altitude infrastructure.

Based on transportation, the collaborative cooperation of the metropolitan area will gradually move towards the coordination of industrial scientific and technological innovation, the exploration and innovation of systems and mechanisms, and the sharing of people's livelihood and happiness in the region.

Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Shi Xiaolei

Proofread by Shi Wei