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Government cars make way for summit

By Wu Jiao (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-10-26 08:53

More than half the government cars in Beijing will be banned from streets
between November 1 and 6 to ensure traffic flows smoothly during the
four-day China-Africa Co-operation Forum summit.

Vehicles are seen during evening traffic along a major thoroughfare in
Beijing October 18, 2006. [Reuters]

Schedules for work units, schools and department stores will also be
adjusted to avoid flooding the roads, authorities said Wednesday in a
televised conference.

Addressing the importance of road safety during the summit, the traffic
watchdog said that African leaders would be staying in several hotels
throughout in the city, and may need to travel long distances for some
activities.

Specifically, the plan stipulates that half of the vehicles owned by work
units of the State and Party institutions, or military forces and their
affiliated enterprises, will be banned from the streets during those six
days.

Also banned will be 80 per cent of government vehicles from every suburb
and county in Beijing Municipality, and from the Beijing offices of every
other province and municipality.

For privately-owned and company cars, drivers are recommended to avoid
major routes likely to be used by foreign guests during the summit.

Those routes include Chang'an Avenue, the east and west second ring
roads, and the airport expressway.

Taxis without passengers are strictly banned from entering Chang'an
Avenue, the east and west Second Ring Roads, Sanlihe Street, the roads to
the east and west of Tian'anmen Square, and the road to the west of the
Great Hall of the People.

All drivers are also encouraged to avoid the main airport expressway,
instead using the northern road that also links the airport to the city.

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