Jiaxing Municipal Committee of Democratic National Construction Association? In April 2002, the coast of Hangzhou Bay was one of the most developed and dynamic areas in Zhejiang Province, but the traffic obstacles caused by Hangzhou Bay seriously hindered the development of this area's potential. 200 1 12 19 was approved by the 5th executive meeting of the State Council, starting from Donggang Village, Xitangqiao Town, Haiyan, Zhapu Port in the north and reaching Shitang seawall in Cixi, Ningbo in the south. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge project with a total length of 36 kilometers was officially approved. After the completion of this project, it will inevitably have a far-reaching impact on the economic development of our city. ? 1. What is the favorable impact of the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge on the economic development of our city? (1) Will the city's position as a transportation hub become more prominent? After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, there will be a neighboring big city in our city, and it only takes about one and a half hours to get to Ningbo, which will certainly promote the economic and cultural exchanges between the two places. The Tongsan Line (Tongjiang, Heilongjiang, Sanya, Hainan), which runs through the most economically developed areas along the southeast coast of China, is scheduled to be completed this year. The transition scheme of this line crossing Hangzhou Bay not only has a daily capacity of only 2,000 vehicles, but also has a slow driving speed, high cost and is greatly affected by the weather, so it is difficult to meet the function of connecting the two sides of Hangzhou Bay. Moreover, this plan makes the third line bypass our city, and our city will not benefit much. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, it will become the most convenient passage for the same third line to cross Hangzhou Bay, and our city will also be in line with the same third line and further integrate into the economic development of the southeast coast. The Zhajia-Suzhou Expressway was originally planned to be completed as a communication between Zhapu and our city and southern Jiangsu. Its main function is to serve Zhapu Port. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, Zhajia-Su Expressway will be connected with the traffic passage formed by Hangzhou Bay Bridge, thus greatly improving the traffic flow of Zhajia-Su Expressway. ? (2) Tourism resources will be fully utilized? When completed, the Hangzhou Bay Bridge will become the longest bay-crossing bridge in the world, surpassing the one from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. The majestic momentum of this bridge itself is a beautiful scenery. With the beautiful scenery of "the first bridge in the world", a large number of tourists will flock there. Our city is also rich in natural and cultural landscapes. After the completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, convenient transportation will make it easier for tourists from eastern and southeastern Zhejiang to visit our city, which will certainly promote the development of tourism in our city. ? (3) Our city will have closer contacts with eastern and southeastern Zhejiang? Due to the barrier of Hangzhou Bay, the land transportation in Ningbo has been inconvenient, and there is little contact between our city and Ningbo in the east and southeast of Zhejiang. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, with the convenience of transportation and the reduction of transportation costs, the communication between our city and these areas will become increasingly close, and the concepts and models of economic and social development in these areas will also provide us with more reference. At the same time, convenient transportation creates better conditions for the rational flow of production factors and final products, and further optimizes the resource allocation in the north and south sides of Hangzhou Bay. Our city will get economic radiation from eastern and southeastern Zhejiang, and accelerate economic development. ? (4) As a commercial project, is the economic benefit of Hangzhou Bay Bridge expected to be good? As a commercial project, the income of Hangzhou Bay Bridge mainly comes from two aspects: first, as a landscape, the bridge will bring considerable tourism income; The second is the income from bridge tolls for vehicles coming and going. According to the "OD" survey data in February of 1999 and the traffic flow forecast in 20 years after its completion, the daily traffic volume of Hangzhou Bay Bridge is 50,240 vehicles, 65,300 vehicles in 20 10, 80,060 vehicles in 20 15 and10 in 2020. In addition, after the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, three social benefits, such as reducing transportation costs, saving passengers' time and reducing traffic accidents, can be transformed into 44.37 billion yuan in 20 years, which can save tens of millions of tons of gasoline and a large number of automobile maintenance parts. As the investor of the bridge, our city will get its due share from the operating income of the bridge. ? (five) is conducive to the development and utilization of a large number of tidal flat resources in our city? After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the land on the east and west sides of the bridge will definitely appreciate, and tidal flat resources can be developed into natural ecological parks, which can not only change the ecological environment in coastal areas, but also bring certain economic benefits. ? Second, the adverse impact of the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge on the economic development of our city (1) will the development of Zhapu Port be restricted? At present, Zhapu Port has not played its due role, and it can only be regarded as a second-rate or third-rate port in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt. Compared with Beilun Port, Zhapu Port is at a disadvantage in terms of water depth, construction, service and charges. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the advantages of Beilun Port in Ningbo will be further developed, while the development of Zhapu Port will be restricted. Although a box of goods from northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu and mainland China can save about 800 yuan by unloading from Zhapu Port, tourists from Zhapu Port will be attracted to Beilun Port to varying degrees because there is no return cargo to load after the ship unloads at Zhapu Port. ? (2) The construction of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, which will have an impact on the integration strategy of our city and Shanghai, was first proposed by Ningbo. From their own point of view, they put forward that this project has two main purposes: first, to further develop and utilize the deep-water resources of Beilun Port; The second is to strengthen communication with Shanghai and accept the radiation from Shanghai. After the completion of the bridge, Ningbo is only about 2 hours away from Shanghai, and its connection with Shanghai will be closer. Because of its deep historical relationship with Shanghai (more than one third of Shanghainese live in Ningbo), Ningbo has a better humanistic advantage than our city. In addition, its economic strength is much stronger than that of our city, and it is bound to be in an advantageous position in the competition between our city and Shanghai, so that the factors of production that originally flowed to our city may flow to Ningbo, and Shanghainese who originally traveled to our city may go to Ningbo. Therefore, to link our city with Shanghai, we need more energy and brains, otherwise we may fall behind. ? (3) Polarization effect will make the factors of production in our city flow to Ningbo in different degrees. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, Ningbo's economy will radiate to our city, but it will also have a polarization effect, attracting our capital, technology, talents and other production factors to Ningbo. According to economic theory, in the economic communication between developed and underdeveloped areas, the polarization effect is far greater than the radiation effect. Therefore, Ningbo has benefited a lot from the economic exchanges between our city and Ningbo. ? Facing the impact of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, what countermeasures should we take? The above analysis has a favorable impact, and only by taking necessary supporting measures can it produce practical results; As long as the corresponding countermeasures can be worked out, the adverse effects can be controlled to a minimum. ? (a) suggested that the Hangzhou Bay Bridge Economic Working Group be established as soon as possible? It is suggested that the municipal government set up a bridge economic working group composed of personnel from various economic functional departments to seriously study the impact of the completion of the bridge on the economy of our city and take countermeasures as soon as possible to maximize the promotion of the bridge to the economic development of our city. ? (2) Relocate the function of Zhapu Port? Zhapu Port was originally built according to the concept of "Oriental Port", but it failed to meet the initial requirements due to low investment and slow construction. After the completion of the bridge, Zhapu Port will be located between Beilun Port and Shanghai Port, and it is difficult to receive big business. This requires repositioning Zhapu Port, avoiding the advantages of Beilun Port and Shanghai Port, and adopting the strategy of picking up what is missing and filling the gaps, focusing on serving bulk cargo and specialized terminals. At present, Zhapu Port is in a good development period, and a large number of building materials needed for bridge construction need Zhapu Port service. Zhapu Port should seize this opportunity and do this big business well. ? (3) Pay close attention to the integration of our city's economy with Ningbo and other eastern and southeastern Zhejiang regions. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the economic exchanges between our city and Ningbo and other areas in eastern and southeastern Zhejiang will be closer, and the economies of these areas will inevitably have different degrees of impact on our city's economy. It is necessary to seriously study the economic structure and industrial development ideas of these areas, as well as the complementarity between the economy of our city and these areas, strengthen exchanges with these areas, and accept the economic radiation of these areas as much as possible. ? (4) Adjust the industrial structure in a timely manner. After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the relationship between our city and Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shanghai and southern Jiangsu will be readjusted, and the industrial structure under the original regional economic cooperation pattern will also need to be adjusted accordingly. On the basis of in-depth analysis of the current situation of regional economic cooperation, we should seriously study the impact of the completion of the bridge on industries in various parts of the region, find opportunities from it, and adjust the industrial structure of our city as soon as possible. ? (5) Re-planning and positioning of the traffic network on the north bank of the bridge? After the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, in order to give full play to the driving role of the bridge in urban economy, it is necessary to re-plan and locate the traffic network on the north bank of the bridge, build necessary connecting lines, and connect the existing traffic network in our city with the traffic passages formed by the bridge, so as to make full use of the existing roads and better serve the urban economic development.