Recently, affected by a strong cold front, major traffic jams occurred on the Beijing-Zhuhai North and Guangdong-Jiangxi expressways, which lead from Shenzhen to central China. Many motorists driving home reported being stuck on the highway for hours without food or water. Many also cried out that driving home for Spring Festival is simply too much to bear.
During this period, affected by severe weather, the “returning-home routes” out of Shenzhen remain congested. Several key “arteries” leading to central China—such as the Beijing-Zhuhai North and Guangdong-Jiangxi expressways—have turned into massive traffic bottlenecks, leaving many motorists returning home crying out that it's just too much to bear.
It is understood that yesterday, the section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway passing through Shaoguan, the Jiangxi-to-Hubei section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, and the Longnan section of the Guangdong-Jiangxi Expressway all experienced severe congestion at one point. To assist motorists, the Fifth Detachment of Jiangxi Expressway Police drew up a road navigation guide and advised those heading to Nanchang (northbound) to take a detour via the Ganzhou Interchange toward Ruijin, Fuzhou, and Yingtan. The suggested route is: Xiarong Expressway – Jiguang Expressway – northbound.
Ms. Qiu, who was returning to her hometown in Chengdu, said she set off from Shenzhen at 3 a.m. on the 14th, encountering an accident roughly every kilometer along the way. It wasn’t until 7 p.m. last night that Ms. Qiu and her family finally entered downtown Chengdu. Another motorist returning to his hometown in Henan spent 20 hours on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and was completely stuck yesterday on the section near Leiyang.
In addition, several expressways leading from Shenzhen to nearby areas also experienced varying degrees of congestion. One netizen posted on Weibo at 5:30 p.m. yesterday that within a tunnel near the ?men Service Area on the Shenshan Expressway, 10 vehicles were involved in a rear-end collision, leaving only one of the two lanes passable with difficulty. The Eastern Coastal Expressway, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway between the airport and Humen sections, and the Huizhou-Salt Expressway are all prone to congestion.
During this period, affected by severe weather, the “returning-home routes” out of Shenzhen remain congested. Several key “arteries” leading to central China—such as the Beijing-Zhuhai North and Guangdong-Jiangxi expressways—have turned into massive traffic bottlenecks, leaving many motorists returning home crying out that it's just too much to bear.
It is understood that yesterday, the section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway passing through Shaoguan, the Jiangxi-to-Hubei section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, and the Longnan section of the Guangdong-Jiangxi Expressway all experienced severe congestion at one point. To assist motorists, the Fifth Detachment of Jiangxi Expressway Police drew up a road navigation guide and advised those heading to Nanchang (northbound) to take a detour via the Ganzhou Interchange toward Ruijin, Fuzhou, and Yingtan. The suggested route is: Xiarong Expressway – Jiguang Expressway – northbound.
Ms. Qiu, who was returning to her hometown in Chengdu, said she set off from Shenzhen at 3 a.m. on the 14th, encountering an accident roughly every kilometer along the way. It wasn’t until 7 p.m. last night that Ms. Qiu and her family finally entered downtown Chengdu. Another motorist returning to his hometown in Henan spent 20 hours on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and was completely stuck yesterday on the section near Leiyang.
In addition, several expressways leading from Shenzhen to nearby areas also experienced varying degrees of congestion. One netizen posted on Weibo at 5:30 p.m. yesterday that within a tunnel near the ?men Service Area on the Shenshan Expressway, 10 vehicles were involved in a rear-end collision, leaving only one of the two lanes passable with difficulty. The Eastern Coastal Expressway, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway between the airport and Humen sections, and the Huizhou-Salt Expressway are all prone to congestion.