Traffic congestion arrives early as motorists try to avoid New Year jams
Traffic turned to a crawl on Mittraphap Road in Saraburi province on Sunday as Bangkok residents returned from New Year visits to their hometowns early, expecting to avoid congestion on the main roads and highways leading to the capital.
There were so many motorists attempting to avoid traffic jams that they ended up stuck on the roads, traffic police said.
Vehicles on the road between Muak Lek and Kaeng Khoi districts were almost at a standstill in the afternoon, and the situation was expected to worsen, police said.
Highway police are opening an expressway to reduce traffic congestion.
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