万县市的未来发展定位于“重庆第二大都市”。未来的万县市建设应从六个方面去构建：城市经济实力；城市规模与观念更新；城市交通；城市风貌与特色；城市文明与文化；城市政治效力。 The future development of Wanxian City is located in “Chongqing’s second largest city.” The construction of Wanxian in the future should be constructed from six aspects: the economic strength of cities; the renewal of urban scale and concepts; the urban traffic; the urban style and features; the urban civilization and culture; the political effectiveness of cities.