山西地处中部,不东不西,既没有东部沿海地区的经济优势,又没有西部地区的政策优势,经济发展较为缓慢。因资金不足,影响了公路交通建设的步伐。数年前建设太旧高速公路,为解决资金短缺的难题,上至省长,下至普通职工,都为太旧高速公路捐了款,出了力,创造了全国闻名的“太旧精神”。2001年山西交通建设的投资出人意料地突破了100亿元,在不少公路大省的投资纷纷下降的时候,这个成绩更显得尤为突出。山西的钱从哪儿来?他们是如何融资的,又是如何管理的?近日,本刊记者专访了山西省交通厅厅长王晓 Shanxi is located in the middle part of the country, neither east nor west. It has neither the economic advantages of the eastern coastal areas nor the policy advantages of the western regions, and its economic development is relatively slow. Due to lack of funds, affecting the pace of road traffic construction. A few years ago, the construction of too old expressway, in order to solve the problem of shortage of funds, up to the governor, down to ordinary workers, have donated funds for the too old highway, created a nationally known ". In 2001, Shanxi’s investment in transportation construction unexpectedly exceeded 10 billion yuan. This is even more remarkable when the investment in many major highway provinces has dropped. Shanxi where the money come from? How they are financing, but also how to manage? Recently, the reporter interviewed Shanxi Provincial Department of Communications Director Wang Xiao