Free bus rides offered to ease road congestion
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="gridlock">gridlock</span>.</p><p><span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, 33 <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>, <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Ring">Ring</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> 11 <span word="free">free</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="between">between</span> 7:30 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="and">and</span> 8 <span word="pm">pm</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="June">June</span> 30 <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p><span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> 2006, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="road">road</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="aggravated">aggravated</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>.</p>
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