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According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), thousands of vehicles have been clogging the Beijing-Tibet expressway since August 14. The problem began when semi-truck traffic and road construction spiked at virtually the same time.

State-run newspapers are reporting that the jam has seen a "mini-economy" spring up, where merchants are venturing onto the roadway to sell stuck drivers' water and food at sky-high prices.

Reportedly, this is not the first jam-up along the thoroughfare, with prolonged traffic snarls in June and July lasting nearly a month. Traffic along the stretch has been growing increasingly worse as China's auto sales and consumption of shipped goods continues to sky-rocket.

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