交通部副部长李居昌近日对记者说 :西部开发交通先行 ,这是它的战略地位决定的。西部地区公路建设十分薄弱 ,而没有公路 ,一切开发都难以进行 ,因为公路既是基础又是先行官。我们已初步规划 ,10年内在西部年均要建设改造 3.5×10 4 km公路 ,这相当于现在全国的年增长水平。为此 Li Juchang, vice minister of transportation, told reporters recently that the development of traffic in the western region must be preceded by traffic. This is determined by its strategic position. The construction of roads in the western region is very weak. Without roads, all development is difficult because the roads are both basic and pioneering ones. We have initially planned to build and rebuild an area of ​​3.5 × 10 4 km in western China every 10 years, which is equivalent to the current annual growth rate in the country. to this end