BEIJING — A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark yesterday stems from road works
The gridlock, spanning 60 miles with vehicles moving little more than a half-mile a day at one point, has improved since this weekend, said Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city’s Traffic Management Bureau.
Some drivers have been stuck in the jam for five days, China Central Television reported yesterday. But Zhang said he wasn’t sure when the situation along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway would return to normal.
The traffic jam started Aug. 14 on a stretch of the highway that is frequently congested, especially after large coalfields were discovered in Inner Mongolia, Zhang said.
Drivers stranded in the gridlock in the Inner Mongolia region and Hebei Province, headed toward Beijing, passed the time sleeping, walking around, or playing cards and chess. Local villagers were doing brisk business selling instant noodles, boxed lunches, and snacks, weaving between the trucks on bicycles. Though there were no reports of road rage, drivers complained about price-gouging by villagers
RHC
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