The Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued Opinions on deepening reform of the comprehensive transportation system, mandating stronger cross‑department coordination in integrated transport planning; establishment and improvement of a comprehensive transport planning management system; alignment of transport plans with national development plans and other national‑level special and regional plans; use of land and spatial planning to provide binding

2026-07-24

The Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued Opinions on deepening reform of the comprehensive transportation system, mandating stronger cross‑department coordination in integrated transport planning; establishment and improvement of a comprehensive transport planning management system; alignment of transport plans with national development plans and other national‑level special and regional plans; use of land and spatial planning to provide binding guidance and constraints; implementation of ecological zoning controls and environmental impact assessments; and end‑to‑end integration of rail, road, inland waterway, civil aviation and postal planning with the comprehensive transport plan.