China Expressway Congestion Stretches 30 Kilometers, Radio Says
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A 30-kilometer long (19 miles) jam formed today on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway used to transport coal from China’s hinterlands to its eastern ports.
More than 2,000 vehicles are stuck at the Badaling section of the expressway in Hebei province, China National Radio said on its website. The congestion, about 250 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing, began about 2 a.m. local time and came four days after the last jam, according to the report.