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Mind-blowing clip shows the scale of the traffic gridlock at Beijing's '50-lane highway' as millions scramble to return to the capital

Published on Oct 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM (UTC-4)
by Keelin McNamara

Last updated on Oct 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM (UTC-4)
Edited by Emma Matthews

Mind-blowing clip shows the scale of the traffic gridlock at Beijing's '50-lane highway' as millions scramble to return to the capital
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A mind-blowing clip has just shown off the scale of the traffic on Beijing’s ’50-lane highway’.

China is known worldwide for the scale of the traffic it can face.

But this current traffic gridlock is unlike anything you have ever seen before.

The cars are currently stuck in traffic gridlocks as the country kicks off a major national holiday. And the scale of the problem on Beijing’s ’50-lane highway’ has just been shown off above.

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Keelin joined the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in February of 2025 and hasn’t looked back. His philosophy of writing from the audience’s POV has worked in his favor, considering that he’s always been a dedicated fan of motorsports, beautiful cars, and the SBMedia brand itself.