On January 25th, 2003, the first phase of the Shandong Highway Information Management System, constructed by CVIC SE, was formally connected and put into operation, realizing uniform tolling within a 1,360 kilometre expressway network and all-day, real-time monitoring.

Mr. Zhao Kezhi, Shandong province vice-premier, Mr. Zhou Qiutian, head of the Shandong Transportation Department, Mr. Yang Shaojun, assistant of Shandong Information Industry Department, and Mr. Jing Xinhai, chairman and CEO of CVIC SE, attended the connecting ceremony.

At the connecting ceremony, Mr. Zhou Qiutian, head of the Shandong Transportation Department, gave an address first. He appraised that the Shandong Expressway Information Management System has the longest network mileage, high quality, reasonable price and fair operations in China.

Next, Mr. Jing Xinhai, chairman and CEO of CVIC SE, congratulated on the coming connecting of first phase of the Shandong Highway Information Management System, and thanked other companies for their contribution to the construction of the system.

Mr. Jing said, in December 2002, CVIC SE had signed an overall contract regarding the second phase of the Shandong Highway Information Management System covering 1100 kilometers. We were very grateful to the trust and affirmation of the Shandong Transportation Department. We would make a bigger contribution to Information Construction of Transportation Industry in Shandong and China with advanced technology, high-class teams, high-quality products and services, and modern management.

Then, Mr. Zhao Kezhi, Shandong province vice-premier, announced the formal connecting of the first phase of the Shandong Highway Information Management System

The Shandong Highway Information Management System is composed of three major subsystems; tolling, monitoring and communication. The tolling system is structured in five levels, from the general management center to the tolling roadways. The project helps to realize uniform tolling by way of the IC card within the expressway network and deals rational capital clearance according to different road sections, which belong to different proprietors. It also provides other functions such as monitoring, inquiry, statistics and so on.

The communication system is built to transmit various information such as voice, data, and image according to the requirements of the tolling system or monitoring systems.

The monitoring system provides continuous, real-time monitoring to the whole roadway network through a collection and analysis of traffic flux, and weather with various outfield equipment.