Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
05:15 - ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 250 HRS
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38812252/ns/world_news-asiapacific/
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280? 95? 101? Child's play. At least here, the infrastructure has grown at a pace to match the saturation of cars. Not so in China:
A traffic jam stretching more than 60 miles in China has entered its ninth day with no end in sight, state media reported.
Cars and trucks have been slowed to a crawl since August 14 on the National Expressway 110, which is also known as the G110, the major route from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, Xinhua News reported.
Officials expect the congestion to continue until workers complete construction projects on September 13, the report said.
State media reported that Chinese drivers have become accustomed to the severe delays, noting a similar jam in July that slowed traffic for close to a month.
It even has its own Wikipedia page, putting it on a footing with hurricanes and oil spills. There's a whole illicit economy springing up to cater to drivers who evidently haven't been home in days. My question is: how does this affect the real economy? That's got to be a lot of weirdly empty workplaces...
UPDATE: Caught on satellite, via Chris. Yargh.
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