Traffic jam warning for dongzhi
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Traffic congestion is forecast in some areas of the city during some days in December, as people will visit cemeteries to pay tribute to their departed ancestors on the occasion of dongzhi, the Winter Solstice, authorities said on Monday.
Winter Solstice, like Qingming Festival, is a time when Chinese people pay respects to their ancestors.
This year, it falls on December 21, and the sweeping period should start from early December, according to the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau.
The city鈥檚 54 cemeteries and columbariums are expected to receive 1.95 million visits by tomb sweepers, bringing an extra 344,200 vehicles onto city streets.
The peak should appear on December 18, 19, 20 and 21, when 1.27 million visits are expected at city cemeteries with the extreme peak estimated on December 21, the day of dongzhi.
Traffic congestion is expected on certain parts of the S2, S4, S5, G50 and G1503 expressways, as well as Huaxia Elevated Road, Zhufeng Highway, Hunan Highway, Jiasong Road N., Yueluo Road, Tanglu Road and Xinsiping Highway.
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