Beijing prepares for September gridlock
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="motorbikes">motorbikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="Helicopters">Helicopters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>' <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heaviest">heaviest</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>.</p><p><span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="above">above</span> 8.5. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> 0 (<span word="no">no</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>) <span word="to">to</span> 10 (<span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="congested">congested</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 17, <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 18, <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 22 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 29, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="above">above</span> 9.0, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 19 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 25, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9.8 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p>
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