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Chinese Drivers Trapped in 62-Mile Traffic Jam in Inner Mongolia

2011-07-23 19 Dailymotion

For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://facebook.com/NTDTelevision<br /><br />Traffic jams are a common sight. But there's one in the Inner Mongolia that stretches more than 60 miles. It's a frustrating ordeal for drivers who move at a snail's pace.<br /><br />Chinese drivers are stuck in a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam that stretches more than 62 miles on a highway in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This jam has been going on practically non-stop since July 10th.<br /><br />The cause? Workers reconstructing and expanding the highway that links Beijing and Tibet.<br /><br />An endless line of vehicles, mostly trucks, could be seen crawling along the highway from Ulanqab to the regional capital of Hohhot.<br /><br />Chinese state media reported that motorists took over 40 hours to complete the 62-mile drive.<br /><br />Many drivers are frustrated that construction could take up to two years to complete... and that there aren't any plans for road diversions or alternate routes.<br /><br />Many motorists choose to take a risk entering the congested highway. Once caught in a log traffic jam like this, frustrated drivers find few options for escape.<br /><br />[Stranded Driver]: <br />"I know. But nobody is directing the traffic. It's too difficult to pass through from here."<br /><br />Motorists hope that local police could help divert traffic and post traffic signs ahead of the blocked sections to prevent massive traffic jams like this one.<br /><br />Although motorists know they may face traffic congestion on this highway, this is still the preferred route for many drivers.<br /><br />[Stranded Truck Driver]: <br />"If I go to Baotou by taking Provincial Highway S31, I would earn nothing. If I wait here, it only costs me some money on meals and I can save fuel. As the toll fees are the same on G6 and Provincial Highway S31, I would rather have my time wasted."<br /><br />Surging coal transportation has been blamed for traffic build-ups on the notoriously congested highway.

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