China worked Tuesday to unclog the world’s longest traffic jam, stretching from Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia. The 60-mile backup on the country’s main north-south highway was being shifted to a parallel road, but that road was also experiencing a slowdown. The backup was caused by thousands of trucks bringing coal and perishable goods into Beijing. As a result of the overload, trucks were crawling along at approximately 2 miles per day. The massive traffic jam sent entrepreneurs onto the highway to sell fruit, nuts, water and instant noodles to stranded truck drivers who passed the time playing cards.
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