A 60-mile traffic jam on one of China's major national freeways is now entering its 9th day, the Chinese media reports.

Global Times says residents along the Beijing-Tibet Freeway are cashing in by gouging stranded drivers, with noodles going for four times the normal price.

It all began Aug. 14 when thousands of Beijing-bound trucks got jammed up because of construction on a nearby roadway, National Freeway 110.

Despite the efforts of 400 police officers, the congestion is likely to last at least until Sept. 13 when the construction work is scheduled to be completed, the newspaper says.

(Posted by Doug Stanglin)