交通部副部长张春贤日前在“2001·中国西部论坛”上透露,我国公路建设投资将进一步向西部倾斜。“十五”期间,交通部对西部地区的投资将是“九五”期间的两倍。 张春贤说,从今年起,交通部对国家公路建设专项资金投资标准作了大幅度调整,东部地区降低50％,全部用于支 Vice Minister of Communications Zhang Chunxian recently disclosed at the “2001 China Western Forum” that investment in road construction in China will tilt further toward the west. During the “Tenth Five-Year Plan” period, the Ministry of Communications will invest in the western region twice as much as during the “Ninth Five-Year Plan” period. Zhang Chunxian said: Since this year, the Ministry of Transport has made substantial adjustments to the investment standards for special funds for national highway construction. The eastern region has been reduced by 50%