The reason why roads charge tolls is naturally not for the personal gain of minority groups, but a policy that benefits the country and the people. The money collected is mainly used in two aspects. One is loans for road construction. , charging to repay loans, and the second is road maintenance, using taxes instead of fees. Specifically, the former eliminates the need for road construction to rely solely on financial allocations, and the development of highways has also been able to advance rapidly. Since the implementation of relevant policies, as of the end of 2012, 74,000 kilometers of first-class highways have been built, an increase of 175 times, and the length of second-class highways has reached 330,000 kilometers, an increase of 15 times. In China's existing road network, more than 90% of the highways have been built. Thanks to the toll road policy.

As for the second aspect, which is to use taxes in lieu of fees, it refers to using the collected highway fees to pay for the funds required for highway maintenance, construction and management. It can be said that the wool comes from the sheep. In addition, some provinces and cities have also implemented policies to support highways in return for highways, implementing unified loans and repayments for highways and trunk roads, effectively ensuring the supply of funds for national and provincial trunk roads, and convenient transportation conditions have stimulated the development of highways. The vitality of all walks of life has in turn made a contribution that cannot be ignored for the further development of the country's economy.

It is worth mentioning that the toll collection model of China's expressways will be considered based on factors such as the total investment in projects in various places, technical level, traffic volume and local prices. The specific situation will be discussed in detail and never for the sake of taking shortcuts. , just make a generalization regardless of local differences. Therefore, the highway toll standards formulated by the transportation authorities in different provinces are different. In summary, they can be divided into 4 types, namely tolls based on road section mileage, and toll based on basic road sections and bridges. Separate tolls for tunnels, superimposed tolls for basic road sections plus bridges and tunnels, and pay-per-use tolls for independent bridges and tunnels. In the first charging model, vehicle tolls have nothing to do with the number and scale of bridges and tunnels passing through, but only depend on the course and road section used. , the representative provinces mainly include Beijing, Guangdong Province and Hubei Province, and the charging standards in these regions are slightly different.

The difference between tolls based on a basic road section plus bridges and tunnels and superimposed tolls based on a basic road section plus bridges and tunnels is that vehicle tolls are not only related to the road section and mileage traveled, but also to the roads passed by. The number of bridges and tunnels is related to their scale. The difference is that the former is charged at a basic rate on ordinary road sections, and vehicles passing through bridges and tunnels that meet the toll conditions are charged separate bridge and tunnel tolls. The representative provinces mainly include Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province and Shanxi Province. , the latter is charged at a basic rate on ordinary road sections, and bridge and tunnel tolls are charged for vehicles passing through bridges and tunnels that meet the charging conditions. The representative provinces mainly include Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Shaanxi Province and Anhui Province. As for independent bridges and tunnels, they are charged on a pay-per-use basis. , refers to the implementation of separate pay-per-use charges for large independent bridges and tunnel projects with a length of more than 1,000 meters. Representative projects mainly include Wuhan Zhuankou Yangtze River Bridge, Yunbao Yellow River Bridge, etc.

In general, the expressway tolling system is only to accelerate the further improvement of national transportation lines, and ultimately benefits the people. Moreover, the country also allows different regions to adopt different tolling systems. This cost will become a burden on the people. The state provides ideas, policies and regulations, and the people respond positively and benefit from it. This is a unique Chinese wisdom, and Chinese wisdom does not stop there. , thanks to which the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can enter the fast lane in a short period of time.