Overview

• On Oct. 7, return traffic from the eight‑day National Day and Mid‑Autumn break produced bumper‑to‑bumper queues at the Wuzhuang toll station on the G40 corridor.
• The Wuzhuang plaza, the largest in China, opened all 36 lanes and used real‑time monitoring to speed passage through the booths, yet backups continued beyond the tolls.
• Drivers reported waits of more than six hours during the peak congestion, and authorities reported no major accidents at the site.
• China’s Ministry of Transport reported 2.4 billion trips over the holiday period, while the Ministry of Culture and Tourism counted 888 million domestic trips and 809 billion yuan in spending from Oct. 1–8.
• Drone footage of the gridlock drew widespread attention as officials noted the surge underscored both infrastructure strain and robust domestic travel demand.