On the 23rd, at the national Transportation work conference for 2025 held by the Ministry of Transportation, it was learned that in 2024, Transportation fixed asset investment will remain at a high level of running, with an estimated annual completion of approximately 3.8 trillion yuan in Transportation fixed asset investment; the operating mileage of Railroads will exceed 0.16 million kilometers, among which high-speed Railroads will exceed 0.046 million kilometers; the newly opened highway mileage is about 0.05 million kilometers, of which newly renovated (expanded) highways will exceed 8,000 kilometers; 5 civilian transport airports will be newly certified. The volume of passenger and freight transport will maintain growth, and the overall operation will be coordinated with the national economy. It is expected that approximately 64.5 billion people will move across regions in 2024, a year-on-year increase of about 5.2%; the completed commercial freight volume is expected to be approximately 56.5 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of about 3.5%. The estimated annual completion of port cargo throughput is about 17.5 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of about 3.4%, among which the internal and external trade throughput respectively increased by 1.9% and about 7% year-on-year. (China News Network)