交通运输部部长李小鹏在国新办7日举行的新闻发布会上表示，我国现在虽是交通大国，但距离交通强国还有相当长的路要走。

　　Minister of Transportation Li Xiaopeng has given an update on the expansion of the country's rail and road networks.

　　交通部部长李小鹏介绍了我国铁路公路网扩张的最新情况。

　　"By the end of 2017, the total mileage of China's operational railway reached 127,000 kilometers, among which the mileage of high-speed railway was 25,000 kilometers, ranking No. 1 in the world. The total mileage of roads in service was 4.77 million kilometers, among which the mileage of expressway was 136,000 kilometers, also ranking No. 1 in the world."

　　“到去年年底，我国铁路营运里程已达12.7万公里，其中高铁通车里程2.5万公里，位列世界第一；公路通车总里程477万公里，其中高速公路通车里程13.6万公里，位列世界第一。”

　　李小鹏表示，交通运输部正研究制定交通强国建设纲要。实现交通强国大体上要分两步走：

　　第一步，2020到2035年，基本建成交通强国（basically building China's strength in transportation），使我国进入世界交通强国的行列（join the ranks of countries with strong transportation network）；

　　第二步，2036到本世纪中叶，全面建成交通强国（finishing building China into a country with strong transportation network），使我国进入世界交通强国前列（become leading powers in the world in terms of transportation）。