Drivers stuck in traffic ahead of Eid al-Adha holiday

October 24 2012 17:38:26

Drivers stuck in traffic ahead of Eid al-Adha holiday

ISTANBUL

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A number of highways have been blocked by long traffic jams around Turkey, as the official Eid al-Adha holiday begins today and people hit the roads.

Tailbacks about 10-kilometers long occurred around the toll booths on the TEM highway in the Black Sea province of Bolu, after the road was reduced to a single lane despite free passes being approved during the holiday.

However, vehicle density is low in Istanbul and traffic is flowing freely on the roads leading to Istanbul.

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