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Traffic queues on an expressway in Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday December 22, 2009.  

Traffic queues on an expressway in Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday December 22, 2009. Qipanguan (Chessbord Pass), a chronic bottleneck on the main artery connecting the inland province with northern China, has come to a standstill leaving more than 10,000 travelers stranded. On December 15 the local traffic control agency issued a rule ordering alternative-day road access for inward and outward vehicles, but the order was lifted December 22 following the backlog, according to Chengdu Evening Newspaper. [Xinhua] 

 



 Traffic queues on an expressway in Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday December 22, 2009.

Traffic queues on an expressway in Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday December 22, 2009. Qipanguan (Chessbord Pass), a chronic bottleneck on the main artery connecting the inland province with northern China, has come to a standstill leaving more than 10,000 travelers stranded. On December 15 the local traffic control agency issued a rule ordering alternative-day road access for inward and outward vehicles, but the order was lifted December 22 following the backlog, according to Chengdu Evening Newspaper. [Xinhua] 

 



Traffic queues on an expressway in Guangyuan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday December 22, 2009.
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