Highway jam enters its 9th day, spans 100km

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) --Traffic authorities were still struggling to cope with days-long congestion on a major national expressway, nine days after traffic slowed to a snail's pace, and nearby residents are profiting on the latest traffic snarl by overcharging drivers for food.

Since August 14, thousands of Beijing-bound trucks have jammed the expressway again, and traffic has stretched for more than 100 kilometers between Beijing and Huai'an in Heibei Province, and Jining in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China National Radio (CNR) reported Sunday.

Small traffic accidents or broken-down cars are aggravating the jam, the report said.

"Insufficient traffic capacity on the National Expressway 110 caused by maintenance construction since August 19 is the major cause of the congestion," a publicity officer with the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, told the Global Times on condition of anonymity Sunday.

Under current traffic regulations, the National Expressway 110 (G110), heading northwest from Beijing to Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, and then heading directly west, is available to trucks with a carrying capacity of eight tons and above. The road suffered serious damage due to the greater volume of heavy trucks.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/23/c_13457295.htm

How do you say "convoy" in Chinese?

护卫舰

but this isn't one. :rofl:

Hey,
Wait until China has the car ratio per citizen that Americans do.

Peace

episode of Doctor Who a few Seasons back.

GRIDLOCK


All these drivers with their families were thankful to go just a few feet a year because
they were told that EVENTUALLY they would reach the end of the Gridlock and arrive
to a much better place. :wow:


Tikki

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