During the epidemic period, the highways to ensure the circulation of materials and rescue forces are not closed, but traffic control is implemented at the entrance and exit of the epidemic area to prevent the spread of the epidemic and ensure the circulation of urgently needed materials and personnel in the epidemic area. The local authorities strictly implement the requirements of "Five Prohibitions" put forward in the notice of the General Office of the State Council, that is to say, it is strictly forbidden to close the entrances and exits of expressways, block provincial trunk roads, hard isolate or cut off rural roads, block the passage of emergency transport vehicles, and set up epidemic prevention and quarantine points or checkpoints in expressway service areas, toll stations, provincial boundaries and provincial trunk roads without authorization. At the same time, strengthen joint consultation and scheduling between ministries and provinces, and guide provincial transportation authorities to actively coordinate other relevant departments to do a good job in opening closed roads according to feedback from various localities.

To sum up, during the epidemic period, the expressway to ensure the circulation of materials and rescue forces will not be closed, and you can choose to take the expressway or not.

Legal basis:

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases

Article 7

Disease prevention and control institutions at all levels undertake infectious disease monitoring, forecasting, epidemiological investigation, epidemic situation reporting and other prevention and control work. Medical institutions undertake the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases related to medical treatment and the prevention of infectious diseases in their areas of responsibility. Urban communities and rural grass-roots medical institutions shall, under the guidance of disease prevention and control institutions, undertake the corresponding prevention and control of infectious diseases in urban communities and rural grass-roots units.

Notice on doing a good job in keeping roads open under the current situation of epidemic prevention and control

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Clearly require local transportation authorities to strictly implement the requirements of "one break and three emergencies", that is to say, resolutely block the transmission channels of the virus, ensure the smooth road traffic network, the smooth green channel for emergency transportation, and the smooth transportation channels for materials necessary for people's production and life, and fully guarantee the orderly operation of the road network.