Shenzhen's Double Festival Traffic Nightmare

Traffic was a mess yesterday and may not be much better today. If you don't have to get in a car to move around, count yourself lucky.

Luckily, there are plenty of pictures and videos people are posting on social media about the traffic that you can watch if you're stuck in a traffic jam.

Jihe Expressway was clogged up for 7 kilometers

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the traffic on many expressways in Shenzhen had increased significantly.

Photo by Southern reporter Zeng Haicheng

At 15:20, the Shenzhen Traffic Police issued a reminder that there are multiple sections of expressways to Shenzhen, several expressways at the junction with Dongguan, Meiguan Expressway Guanlan Toll Station, Longda Expressway Luotian Toll Station, Guangshen Expressway Xinqiao Toll Station, The Yanjiang Expressway International Convention and Exhibition Center section lined up for 4 kilometers .

According to Didi Smart Transportation Big Data Forecast

September 30 will be the most difficult day of the year to take a taxi

It estimated that the success rate of taxis during peak hours would be less than 60%

Even if you get a car, it would take more time even for a short journey.

A driver from Shenzhen Didi received an order to go to Guangzhou at 3 in the afternoon. It took 8 hours to drive 120 kilometers.

Guangzhou-Shenzhen ExpresswayYanjiang Expressway

At 15:50, the section of Yanjiang Expressway by the International Convention and Exhibition Center had vehicles queued up for about 4 kilometers.

Meiguan Expressway

The Meiguan Expressway also had jams. Before 4 o'clock, the Guanlan toll station was already full of traffic.

Shenhai Expressway

Take a look at the road conditions of Shenhai Expressway in the afternoon from the perspective of a helicopter .

Machine load high speed

At 15:20, the Shenzhen Traffic Police issued a reminder that the section from Jiheqinghu to Bainikeng queued for 7 kilometers .

Shuiguan Expressway

At 15:50, the Hengping section of Shuiguan Expressway was jammed for 5 kilometers.

National Highway 107

At 16:25, the Tangxiayong section of National Highway 107 headed towards Dongguan, had heavy slow moving traffic. 

Traffic in the city was heavy too!

Shenzhen issued a red warning for heavy rain

It didn't help much that it began to rain heavy last night either.

The familiar Beihuan Avenue

Also ushered in the Guangdong B army

Nigang Westbound Upper Interchange

The Luohu section of Binhe Avenue

At 17:25, the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning in Baoan District (Shiyan, Xixiang, Hangcheng Street), and the city entered a rainstorm emergency defense state.

At 18:40, the rainstorm warning was extended to Dapeng and Kwai Chung streets.

At 16:45, the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory issued an orange rainstorm warning in Baoan District (Shiyan, Hangcheng Street) and Longhua District (Longhua, Dalang, Guanhu, Fucheng, Guanlan Street) , and the city entered a storm defense state.

At 18:10, the orange rainstorm warning extended to the central and eastern regions.

Around 16:56, at the intersection of Huaxing Road and Fulong Road

At 17:00, Shilongzai section of Baoan Baoshi Road

Sili Road Kukeng Tianqiao Intersection

Around 18:00

The west section of Shahe, Binhai Avenue, saturated with two-way traffic

By now you're probaby thinking to take the train instead.

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Just remember to be patient, stay positive, and try to avoid peak hours.

14:00-16:00, October 1

The transportation hubs will also usher in the peak of the outflow of passengers from the city

According to the Guangdong Traffic Police: "Guangdong Transportation" released 50 high-speed road sections (25 for each return trip), 10 toll stations, 10 service areas, 10 national and provincial road sections, and 17 accident-prone points with high traffic volume.

Car owners are requested to make plans before traveling, check the road conditions through electronic maps in time, and try to avoid these places with heavy traffic.

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Two-section traffic flow in Guangdong Province is larger

Expressway, ordinary country and province road section

Double-section high-speed traffic in Guangdong Province

Toll station, service area

High-speed accident-prone areas in Guangdong Province

It is predicted that during the National Day this year, the province’s total highway traffic volume is about 60 million vehicles, an increase of about 12% year-on-year, and the average daily traffic volume is about 7.5 million vehicles. The highest peak occurs on September 30 or October 1. The traffic volume is approximately 8.4 million vehicles, a record high.

We hope you all can enjoy the double holiday and wish everyone a very Happy National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival!

Source: 深圳到广州要开8小时？直击大雨下的高峰堵，有司机称再多钱也不想开

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