Handan, Hebei Province fully promotes the national highway lighting project

Recently, in the Congtai section of Handan City, National Highway 309, engineering vehicles are reinforcing street light poles, and workers are replanting green plants. The Congtai section of National Highway 309 is 5.6 kilometers long and is the main access channel for surrounding rural residents. There are no lighting facilities on both sides of the national highway, making it unsafe for people to travel at night. In 2023, Congtai District will list the national highway lighting project as a key livelihood project and fully promote it.

Li Baoping, Chief of the Highway Administration Section of the Congtai District Transportation Bureau: There is no hard requirement to install street lights on national and provincial trunk lines because of strong feedback from the surrounding people. Our district raised more than 2 million yuan of self-funded funds in November last year. On the Congtai District section of National Highway 309, 5.6 Street lights have been installed for kilometers, benefiting 20,000 people in more than 10 villages. After many on-site surveys, we finally chose to install solar street lights. Each light pole is composed of 4 solar panels and 2 180-watt energy-saving lamps. It can automatically light up and turn off according to light sensing, effectively achieving energy saving, environmental protection, and safety.

Yue Huanfeng, a villager in Dongtaozhuang Village, Sanling Township, Congtai District: Before street lights were installed, the roads were dark and dangerous, with many large cars. Since the street lights were installed, they have become brighter and easier to travel. Street lamps illuminated the villagers' way home and warmed their hearts.