The reporter learned from the press conference held by the Hebei Provincial Government Information Office on the 7th that since 2024, the breadth of collaborative governance among transportation departments in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region has been continuously expanded. 41 administrative barriers and institutional obstacles have been eliminated among the three regions, and 9 cooperation agreements have been signed to jointly promote the continuous deepening of transportation integration in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. Song Rentang, Director of the Transportation Department of Hebei Province, stated that in 2024, with the joint efforts of transportation departments in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, multiple new channels for integrated transportation in the region will be opened up. The G109 new high-speed connectivity project was completed and opened to traffic 9 months ahead of schedule; The Jingwei Expressway has been fully connected, opening the "western gateway" from Beijing to Hebei. The travel time from Beijing to Weixian in Zhangjiakou has been shortened from 3 hours to less than 2 hours, and Zhuolu County in Zhangjiakou has achieved a 1-hour connection with Beijing. Lv Huizhe, Director of the Comprehensive Planning Department (Collaborative Development Department) of the Hebei Provincial Department of Transportation, stated that in 2024, new progress will be made in the construction of transportation infrastructure in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region: all prefecture level cities in Hebei Province will be connected to the provincial capital Shijiazhuang by high-speed rail; Construct 8 sections of 292 kilometers of expressways, including Chengping Expressway and Qugang Expressway, and 12 sections of 211 kilometers of ordinary trunk highways, including G307. 41 administrative barriers and institutional obstacles have been eliminated among the three regions, 9 cooperation agreements have been signed, and the breadth of collaborative governance continues to expand, further deepening the integration of transportation in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. Song Rentang stated that in the next step, Hebei Province will promote the construction of the second phase of the Rongwu New Line Expressway, coordinate the construction of projects such as the Jingxiong Express Line, accelerate the renovation and expansion of the Langzhuo Expressway, focus on the preliminary work of projects such as the Tanglang Expressway, G108 New Line Expressway, and Tangbin Expressway, and coordinate the opening up and widening of connecting roads between Beijing and Tianjin. Optimize the layout of customized express bus routes for commuting around Beijing, improve the external backbone road network of Xiong'an New Area, and further promote the integration of transportation in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. (New Society)