On February 1, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued an orange freezing warning for the first time. This was the highest level freezing warning issued since my country established freezing warning standards in 2010. From February 1st to 4th, there will be persistent freezing rain in parts of southern Henan, Hubei, central and northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu,central and northern Hunan, eastern Guizhou, and southeastern Chongqing. This will be the strongest winter since 2009, with the central and eastern regions being the main affected areas.
The Beijing-Xiong Expressway is open to traffic, and the fifth ring road in the southwest of Beijing to Xiong'an can be reached within 1 hour. The whole line adopts two-way eight lanes, with a design speed of 100km/h from the Fifth Ring Road to the main line toll station. The Jingxiong Bridge set a new record for the single-span span of a bridge in Beijing. The section from the sixth ring road to the city boundary in Beijing has been opened for operation at the end of 2022.