Road companies need comprehensive audit to verify deficits despite toll fees

By the end of last year, the total accumulated debt of toll road construction companies had decreased from 4.27 trillion yuan ($688 billion) to 3.85 trillion yuan, according to a statistical bulletin on road toll fees released by the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday. Comments:

Admittedly, road construction still needs to be speeded up. But as public infrastructure, the expanding highway network cannot be someone's personal ATM. On the one hand, drivers should be able to choose free-of-charge roads. On the other, relevant information about the construction of new toll roads should be made public.

Yanzhao Metropolis Daily, July 1