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on the first day of the national day holiday, people were traveling intensively, and there were long queues of cars on many expressways and some scenic spots in the city. congestion was obvious on some road sections starting at 10 a.m. as of 11 a.m., beijing's traffic index has reached 6.1, which is a moderate congestion level. in order to ensure travel safety, the beijing traffic control department promptly launched a high-level attendance plan. all traffic police officers stayed at their posts and went all out to ensure holiday traffic; the first maintenance company strengthened highway cleaning and patrolling, and dealt with problems in a timely manner to ensure the roads are clean, safe and smooth.

as of 11 a.m. today, beijing's traffic index has reached 6.1, which is a moderate congestion level. screenshot of beijing transportation commission official website

according to the beijing traffic control department, since 8:30 this morning, some sections of the beijing-tibet expressway, jingli expressway, and jingcheng expressway have experienced slow driving conditions. passenger and vehicle flows around urban attractions such as xiangshan and the summer palace have increased significantly. at 10:30 a.m., the traffic control department announced that the xiangshan exit from the east to west of the north fifth ring road has been closed. currently, traffic around xiangshan has increased significantly. vehicles are traveling slowly on xiangshan mountain road. vehicles can bypass minzhuang road and xiangshan south road.

as of 10 a.m., the beijing-tibet expressway departs from xiguan to badaling, the jingli gaoshangdian service area to foyansi tunnel, the jingcheng expressway from wanghe bridge to the main toll station, suanzaoling bridge to huairou, the sixth ring road driving speed from juqiao to xuzhuangqiao is slow. some road sections were affected by minor accidents such as rear-end collisions and merging, resulting in queues of vehicles behind them.

traffic information from the first development group also shows that currently, among the various expressways in beijing, the beijing-hong kong-macao expressway, the beijing-tibet expressway, the beijing-chengdu expressway and the sixth ring road are under the most concentrated pressure. many road sections have experienced congestion, and some traffic accidents and broken down vehicles affected road traffic on the first day of the holiday. in addition, the traffic pressure on the beijing-shanghai expressway from langfang to caiyu is also relatively concentrated.

the operation vehicles of the maintenance department carry out mechanical cleaning operations according to the peak traffic flow on the road to eliminate falling objects on the road caused by vehicle congestion. photo courtesy of first maintenance company

the first maintenance company has strengthened on-site duty at key points, improved emergency support capabilities, increased road cleaning and patrolling, and dealt with problems in a timely manner to ensure that the roads are clean, tidy, safe and smooth. in order to ensure the traffic flow during festivals, patrol the roads during off-peak hours, and adjust the operation methods according to the traffic flow. continue to strengthen road security during the festival, strengthen road inspections, and shorten the stay time of leftover objects. emergency rescue vehicles and personnel are deployed at the beijing-opening expressway nodes to improve emergency rescue capabilities; personnel are also placed on duty at the beijing-chengdu main station to strengthen emergency service support capabilities.

the maintenance company will deploy and control emergency rescue vehicles and personnel at road nodes to improve emergency rescue capabilities. photo courtesy of first maintenance company

taking into account the characteristics of the national day holiday, which include numerous traffic hotspots, relatively scattered peak hours, and high traffic pressure on highways, the traffic control department analyzed and determined the peak travel hours, dispatched additional police forces to strengthen traffic maintenance and diversion, and all cavalry traffic police were on the road, and were prepared in front of the highway. we must work diligently to promptly discover emergencies such as clearance accidents and broken down vehicles to ensure traffic operations on roads surrounding hotspot areas. for large-scale events such as the "beijing lantern festival" in the garden expo and the china open open, the traffic control department will implement early-stage diversion plans and adjust management measures in a timely manner according to changes in traffic flow. during peak hours when vehicles are concentrated, remote control will be carried out in a timely manner. end diversion and diversion.

source:know news