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Holiday traffic gridlock eased, but scenic spots still packed
By Rachel Yan |
October 4, 2012, Thursday
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EXPRESSWAY gridlock across the country was eased after emergency measures were taken to allow vehicles to pass toll gates without stopping as of noon today, the fifth day of the eight-day National Day holiday.
Trips to tourism destinations, however, remained difficult yesterday as major scenic spots across the country continued to be packed with crowds exceeding their capacity, according to the China tourism administration.
From 12pm today, vehicles with less than seven seats were allowed to pass through expressway toll gates without getting and submitting toll-free cards, according to the Ministry of Communications.
The measure was taken to offset serious traffic gridlock as major expressways nationwide are going toll free for passenger cars this week for the first time.
The new measure enabled traffic to flow two to three times faster on major expressways -- from six or seven cars per minute to up to 20 cars, according to the China Radio National report.
Major scenic spots are still packed.
The 119 major scenic spots across the country registered a total of 5.69 million tourists by 5pm yesterday, an increase of 25 percent over normal.
More than 30 popular tourist destinations reported tourist volumes that doubled their listed capacity today, according to the state tourism administration's daily report.
Trips to tourism destinations, however, remained difficult yesterday as major scenic spots across the country continued to be packed with crowds exceeding their capacity, according to the China tourism administration.
From 12pm today, vehicles with less than seven seats were allowed to pass through expressway toll gates without getting and submitting toll-free cards, according to the Ministry of Communications.
The measure was taken to offset serious traffic gridlock as major expressways nationwide are going toll free for passenger cars this week for the first time.
The new measure enabled traffic to flow two to three times faster on major expressways -- from six or seven cars per minute to up to 20 cars, according to the China Radio National report.
Major scenic spots are still packed.
The 119 major scenic spots across the country registered a total of 5.69 million tourists by 5pm yesterday, an increase of 25 percent over normal.
More than 30 popular tourist destinations reported tourist volumes that doubled their listed capacity today, according to the state tourism administration's daily report.
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