年底前将实现高速公路ETC全覆盖

More than 90 percent of vehicles on expressways in China should be able to use the electronic toll collection (ETC) system by year-end, according to the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport.

国家发改委和交通部表示，到今年年底，我国高速公路上90%以上的车辆将能够使用电子收费系统。

The move is part of an effort to reach the goal of essentially removing all tollgates in two years, as laid out in the Government Work Report in March. The brick-and-mortar tollgates will finally be replaced with the virtual ETC system, partly to reduce emissions and logistics costs.

正如政府在3月份的工作报告中所述，此举是为了实现在两年内基本取消所有收费站的目标。实体收费站最终将被虚拟ETC系统取代，此举也有利于减少排放和物流成本。

In an action plan released on Tuesday, the commission and ministry outlined a timetable for establishing the ETC system, which allows drivers to pass electronic tollgates on expressways without stopping.

在周二发布的一份实施方案中，发改委和交通运输部列出了建立ETC系统的时间表，该系统允许司机在高速公路上不停车通过电子收费站。

With all expressway lanes capable of offering ETC service by October, an increase in the number of China's ETC users will make the 90 percent passage via ETC a reality by year-end, the action plan said.

《实施方案》称，到今年10月，高速公路收费站实现ETC全覆盖，到年底，中国ETC用户数量的增加将实现高速公路ETC收费率90%。

Starting from July 1, 2019, the country will strictly implement the policy of granting a discount of no less than 5 percent off expressway tolls for ETC users. By the end of the year, the number of ETC users is expected to top 180 million, the action plan said.

从2019年7月1日起，国家将严格执行ETC用户优惠不低于5%的政策。实施方案称，到今年年底，ETC的用户数量预计将突破1.8亿。

The plan calls for increased investment in building the ETC infrastructure to increase the proportion of ETC lanes, which should be no less than 70 percent by the end of October for big and medium-sized cities, new towns and sites near scenic spots.

该方案要求加大ETC基础服务设施建设投入力度，提升收费站ETC专用车道比例，到10月底，大中型城市、新市镇和风景名胜区附近景点的ETC车道比例应不低于70%。

Given that some vehicles may not have installed ETC devices by year-end, expressways will still offer some manned lanes, accepting mobile payment.

考虑到年底前一些车辆可能还没有安装设备，高速公路仍将提供一部分人工收费。

By year-end, ETC lanes will become the mainstream, which will allow nonstop passage of freight vehicles in addition to passenger vehicles.

年底前ETC车道将成为主要收费车道，除乘用车外，还将实现货车不停车收费。

The action plan aims for establishing an electronic toll system for China's expressways by 2025.

该方案的最终目标是到2025年建立中国高速公路电子不停车快捷收费体系。

The move to dismantle the real tollgates will help resolve traffic jams on provincial borders, said Dai Dongchang, vice-minister of transport in a policy briefing in May.

交通部副部长戴东昌在5月份的政策简报中表示，拆除收费站将有助于解决省际交通拥堵问题。

The ministry has piloted dismantling 15 concrete tollgates on provincial borders in three provinces -- Jiangsu, Shandong and Sichuan – as well as the municipality of Chongqing. Time to pass was greatly reduced from 15 seconds to two seconds for passenger vehicles and from 29 seconds to three seconds for freight vehicles.

交通部已经在江苏、山东、四川三省以及重庆市试点拆除了15个省界收费站。乘用车的通过时间由15秒大幅缩短至2秒，货车的通过时间由29秒大幅缩短至3秒。