交通运输部就公路法修正草案征求意见

交通运输部于9月7日就《公路法修正草案征求意见稿》向社会公开征求意见1。此次修改主要涉及三个方面：规范表述更新、调整收费标准审批权和明确高速公路收费期满后的管理养护资金筹集渠道1。

我国公路网络规模已实现大幅增长1。截至2025年底，全国公路总里程达557.9万公里，是1998年的4.4倍；高速公路里程19.9万公里，是1998年的22.8倍1。目前公路承担全社会73%的货运量和67%的客运量1。

修正草案对收费管理制度进行了重要调整1。收费公路收费标准的审批权将由省级人民政府交通主管部门会同物价部门联合审批，调整为由省级人民政府审批1。同时，高速公路收费期满后将由政府统一管理，可采用车辆通行费等办法筹集管理养护资金1。相关负责人指出，成品油消费税目前仅承担普通公路养护费用，不包含高速公路管理养护费用，且仅能满足普通公路养护资金需求的一半左右1。

The Ministry of Transport opened a public consultation period on September 7 regarding the Draft Amendment to the Highway Law 1. The revision addresses three primary areas: updated regulatory language, elevation of toll road rate-setting authority to provincial governments, and clarification of funding mechanisms for highway maintenance after toll collection periods end 1.

China's road network has expanded dramatically since 1998, with the total national highway mileage reaching 557.9 million kilometers by the end of 2025, representing a 4.4-fold increase from 1998 levels 1. The expressway network grew even more substantially, expanding to 19.9 million kilometers—a 22.8-fold increase over the same period 1. This expanding infrastructure now carries the bulk of the nation's transportation burden, with roads handling 73 percent of national freight volume and 67 percent of passenger traffic 1.

Under the proposed amendments, toll road rate standards will be subject to approval by provincial governments, rather than provincial transportation authorities coordinating with pricing departments as previously required 1. For expressways after their toll collection periods expire, the draft specifies that the government will assume unified management and may employ vehicle tolls and similar mechanisms to fund ongoing maintenance operations 1. Currently, the fuel consumption tax only covers maintenance costs for ordinary highways but does not address expressway management and upkeep expenses, meeting only approximately half of ordinary highway maintenance funding requirements 1.