广州北环高速公路23日起停止收费

From 0:00 on March 23, the Guangzhou North Ring Highway (S15 Shenhai Expressway Guangzhou branch) stopped charging, and the Guangzhou Ring Highway also realized free traffic from this day.

3月23日零时起，广州北环高速公路（S15沈海高速公路广州支线）停止收费，而广州环城高速公路也从这一天起实现了全线免费通行。

According to the data, Guangzhou North Ring Highway was completed and opened to traffic at the end of 1993, which is the first Sino-foreign cooperation highway completed and opened to traffic in the country, and also the first ring highway in the country.

资料显示，广州北环高速公路于1993年底全线竣工通车，是全国第一条建成通车的中外合作高速公路，也是全国第一条环城高速公路。

The North Ring Highway connects Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other core cities, and is one of the expressways with the highest traffic density in China.

北环高速串联起广州、深圳、珠海等核心城市，是全国车流密度最大的高速公路之一。

Charging has been going on for 30 years

收费至今已有30年

According to the Regulations on Road Tolling, the operating period of operational roads generally shall not exceed 30 years, and the charging period can be extended under specific conditions.

根据《公路收费条例》，经营性公路经营期限一般不得超过30年，在特定条件下可延长收费年限。

The North Ring Road Expressway was opened to traffic in 1993 and has been charging for 30 years.

北环高速于1993年通车，至今收费已有30年。