Abstract:To a certain extent, the development of expressway reflects the economic development state of a country and a region, and the safety of expressway operation is more and more concerned by the citizens. With the highway transportation becoming more and more complex plus the special geographical environment of the Northwest China, the safety problem of highway transportation is particularly prominent. Firstly, the present situation of the studied highway section is briefly described. Then, the characteristics of extreme weather and traffic accidents are analyzed. Finally, combined with the reality, two kinds of traffic organization schemes are put forward to provide a certain guarantee for improving the driving safety of expressway, which make it able to better and more safely serve the highway transportation industry of the areas along the line.