Posted on 08/23/2010 8:03:34 AM PDT by MissTed
MAINTENANCE work, wrecks and broken down cars caused a nine-day traffic jam in China that stretched for more than 100 kilometres, Chinese daily newspaper The Global Times reported. The traffic jam, on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway between Beijing and Huai'an, began on August 14 when thousands of Beijing-bound coal and fruit trucks jammed the roadway. A major cause of the congestion was maintenance work on the nearby National Expressway 110, which had suffered damage from heavy vehicles. The roadworks work forced drivers to use the Beijing-Tibet Expressway instead. Coupled with several minor accidents and broken down cars, traffic has now been stranded on the expressway for the past nine days. The traffic jam is expected to last for almost a month with maintenance work on the National Expressway 110 not due to be finished until September 13. Drivers were reportedly playing cards to kill time on the roadway. Residents who live along the roadway were reportedly profiting from the traffic jam, selling food to stranded drivers at inflated prices. "Instant noodles are sold at four times the original price while I wait in the congestion," one driver told the Global Times. "Not only the congestion annoys me, but also those vendors." Others joked that concerts should be held along the roadway to keep drivers entertained. About 400 traffic police are on duty by the roadway to maintain law and order.
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I had company and food and drink in the car, so it sort of became a slowly-moving picnic.
You think America gets a pass because we kill male babies as well?
Average German autobahn construction:
China appears to be worse than we are.
Wish I had some pics of Michael Bolton and Samir in their traffic jam in Office Space.
Just deliver my mail to my car, thankzkbai
22 hours to go 150 miles.
Roodstock?
The traffic jam on 290 has been going on for 40 years :). I am so glad I don’t have to drive it every day, and Metra is there when I want it.
Yes , once , a long time ago . And they CHARGE you big bucks to use the “ freeway “ . I’ll never forget my friend ( Japanese ) forking over 20,000 + yen ( $ 225 ) to get from Yokohama to Kita Kyushu which is what , about 800 miles ?
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