Chapter 2511 Not Out of Reach

The leaders were surprised because the railway was a big project.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be three counties in their city that didn't have railways.

This is not because the construction is too difficult. In fact, it can be seen from the construction of highways that the difficulty is not great.

There are of course elevated roads, but they mainly pass through low-lying areas, not because of rivers or lakes. Especially in such construction, there are not many tunnels with the highest difficulty. There is only one tunnel in the county from their county to the provincial capital, and the length is only 300 meters.

The construction difficulty of this tunnel is also average, and there are no problems such as collapse and underground rivers.

In fact, the reason why in his original memory, their county was still "unarmed" after the highway was finally opened a few years later, is because of poverty.

If the country is regarded as a head of the family, it has to be said that in many cases, it is a head of the family who despises the poor and loves the rich. The child who contributes the most will be supported by her.

This goes down level by level, and it is the same in the city. When planning such a large infrastructure construction project, the counties with good performance must be prioritized first. Sometimes, it is not a problem to abandon the straight and take the curved route.

But the problem is that because Wuli'ao has risen like a comet, the status of their county in the city is no longer the same as before.

They can make such a call to the higher authorities.

After all, from a national perspective, even in the developed coastal areas, prefecture-level cities with different railways still exist, but it is a bit unreasonable for areas like their county, where construction is not difficult and there is actual demand, not to consider railway construction.

"I think there is no need to say much about the strategic significance of building a railway. The leaders know it better than anyone else. I want to talk about some practical significance of the railway after it is completed,"

"First, it will greatly reduce the cost of transporting bulk commodities in our county and improve our competitiveness,"

"Second, it will also effectively share the pressure of high-speed peers,"

"I think all leaders are actually aware that if this continues, it is estimated that in four or five years, the current highway will have very tight transportation capacity,"

"And I believe all leaders are also aware that the cost of laying railways is much lower than that of building highways,"

"The average cost per kilometer of the highway to the county is around 60 million, and The cost of the last ordinary railway built in the province is only about 25 million per kilometer. "

"Although according to the current trend, the newly approved railway projects may be built according to the national railway level I standard, that is, the design speed is not less than 200 kilometers per hour, so the cost will increase accordingly, but considering the relatively low land acquisition cost from the city to the county, and the low construction difficulty, I believe that even if the design speed is 200 kilometers per hour, the cost will definitely be lower than the cost of the highway."

... Let's put it this way. In infrastructure construction, although the most expensive one is also a railway, that is, the subway, its cost is really sky-high, generally around 300 to 500 million per kilometer.

But the cost of ordinary railways is only between 20 million and 50 million per kilometer, which is generally lower than the cost of highways in the same region.

And high-speed railways and intercity railways, that is, those that require dedicated lines and basically run on elevated roads throughout the entire journey, are only between 80 million and 200 million, and this price is close to the cost of highways in the same region.

"If we can build a dedicated line, connect it to the city, and extend it to Wuli'ao, then it won't be a problem for people who live near the county to go to work in Wuli'ao,"

"The expressway mileage between the county and Wuli'ao is only about 60 kilometers, and the railway mileage is generally close to this,"

"After the sixth major railway speed increase in the first half of this year, the minimum speed of our newly built railway will be 160 kilometers,"

"Even if they add the time they spend rushing from home to the platform and the time they stop in the middle, I think it will be no problem to control the one-way trip within an hour,"

"Spending two hours on the way to and from work is really nothing , and they won't feel too tired,"

"At least in our village, there have always been very few people who haven't gotten up after 6 o'clock in the morning. Even if we set the working time at 8 o'clock in the morning, it is still in time..."

"Similarly, considering that in such infrastructure construction, a major item that must be spent, the cost of land acquisition and demolition will definitely increase year by year, the earlier the railway is built, the better,"

We know that the cost of highways in the southeast coastal area, such as the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Yangtze River Expressway, was even close to 300 million per kilometer in some sections. A big reason is that the cost of land acquisition and demolition along the line is astonishingly high.

The same is true for them. The relevant costs will definitely increase rapidly year by year. It is definitely better to build early than to build late.

Of course, Feng Yiping's active promotion of railway construction is naturally for the next high-speed rail boom.

At present, the first railway in China that meets the high-speed rail standards, the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, has been under construction for more than two years. According to the plan, it will be put into operation at the end of the year after next.

Since then, the construction of high-speed railways across the country has been in full swing.

And for a place like their county, where there is no ordinary railway, there is no hope of high-speed rail in the short term.

Wuli'ao without high-speed rail is not the Wuli'ao he hoped for.

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After listening to Feng Yiping's well-prepared analysis, the leaders' minds became active. At least at this time, they all felt that building a railway, even if it was a dedicated line from the city, was not impossible.

However, they all knew how difficult it would be to promote such a project.

"I think profitability will be a problem," the county magistrate said first.

"This is a problem, and not a problem," Feng Yiping said, "because many railways in the country are not profitable,"

But he understood the local government's lack of enthusiasm for such unprofitable projects, "I believe that in terms of the overall economic accounts, the leaders are better than me. Even if this railway is not profitable, the indirect benefits it brings are obviously difficult to estimate, right?"

"What's more, the leaders think that when many places in the country have launched high-speed railways and the country has also issued relevant plans, is it appropriate for our county to still not have a railway?"

"Sooner or later, such construction will always be carried out," he gave everyone's answer.

"Connecting with existing railway lines is also a problem," said the secretary.

Wuli'ao is originally a border area with a neighboring province. To make this railway play a real role, it is natural to connect to the city at one end, then to the provincial capital, and to the whole country, and to the railway network of the neighboring province at the other end.

But their city already has a railway line connected to the neighboring province, so whether the neighboring province is willing to support it in the future is also a problem.

Feng Yiping nodded, "This is a problem, but the sooner we build it, the faster this problem can be solved. The longer it is delayed, the more difficult it will be."

"At least one thing is certain. If we don't even have ordinary railways, when related high-speed railway projects are established in the future, they will definitely not pay too much attention to our demands."

At this time, Su Mingfeng spoke. He looked at the secretary and the county magistrate and said, "I agree with Mr. Feng's opinion. Since the railway must be built, it will naturally be built later. It is better to build it now."

Feng Yiping nodded in his heart. The new person in charge of Wuli'ao still seems to be responsible.

He even felt that the reason why the secretary and the county magistrate raised such questions was probably to let Su Mingfeng take the initiative to say such things.

In the establishment and approval of such a large project, relationships are very important.

As soon as Sheng Zheng left, the official with the strongest connections in the county naturally had to be Su Mingfeng.

Sure enough, the secretary hesitated for a moment and immediately said, "I think we should hold a special meeting on this issue as soon as possible."

These guys are really masters of playing routines!

Of course, otherwise, they would not have such an opportunity to come forward.

"I have two more suggestions," Feng Yiping said.

"When I was in junior high school, the words that the chief designer said during his southern tour were 'If you can be faster, you should strive to be faster... Be bolder, be more open-minded... Step faster, faster.' I think it is very suitable for the current situation in our county,"

Su Mingfeng, who was taking notes, paused for a moment. He thought that people like them in the system must not have thought that one day they would be encouraged by someone outside the system with some words from the chief designer.

But everyone obviously agreed, and the secretary immediately expressed his opinion, "General Feng's words are very worthy of our deep consideration,"

"Many of our cadres are obviously not yet adapted to the changes brought about by the current high-speed economic growth,"

When he paused, Feng Yiping immediately said his second suggestion, because he knew that otherwise the secretary could easily talk about this issue for a long time.

"In order to enable our county's economy to develop scientifically and orderly, I suggest that we can invite relevant experts to formulate a comprehensive county economic development plan for us based on the actual development,"

The county magistrate immediately said, "This is good, this is equivalent to our county's five-year development plan,"

Feng Yiping also meant this, some experts are still real, and their suggestions can indeed help us avoid some detours in specific practice.

At least, after formulating and passing such a plan, the probability of "brain-snapping projects" will definitely be reduced.

Feng Yiping nodded, "I have no other questions,"

I am still in a hurry to go back to Wuli'ao for dinner!

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The leaders who had tried to persuade Feng Yiping to have lunch in the county to no avail were too embarrassed to follow Feng Yiping to Wuli'ao for a free meal. After all, Feng Yiping had to get together with his family when he came back.

But Su Mingfeng could naturally follow him up. Just after he had consulted the two leaders, he saw Feng Yiping smiling and opening the door of the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle, "County Magistrate Su, take my car?"