2011年3月7日,国务院第593号令颁布了《公路安全保护条例》(以下简称《条例》),自2011年7月1日起施行。这是我国公路行业的一件大事,也是继1997年出台《公路法》后,我国交通运输法制建设取得的又一重大成绩。《条例》是在《公路法》规定的原则和制度框架下,通过立法 On March 7, 2011, State Council Decree No. 593 promulgated the Regulations on the Safety of Roads (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”), which came into force on July 1, 2011. This is a major event for the highway industry in our country. It is also another major achievement made in building the legal system of transport in our country following the promulgation of the “Highway Law” in 1997. The “Regulations” passed the legislation under the principle and system as stipulated in the “Highway Law.”