Thousands got stranded on a highway as severe weather gripped central China.

The drone footage filmed in Wuhan City in Hubei Province on February 5, shows vehicles getting stranded in lines on a snow-covered highway.

In the midst of relentless snowstorms and freezing rain, Hubei Province finds itself grappling with a transportation nightmare as numerous highways become gridlocked with stranded vehicles. As of 2:00 p.m. on February 5th, over 100 toll stations along various highways have implemented traffic control measures due to icy road conditions.

The congestion primarily affects nine major highways including the G0421 Xuchang–Guangzhou Expressway, G0422 Wuhan–Shenzhen Expressway, G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway, and G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway.

Reports from the Hubei Provincial Department of Transportation indicate that approximately 180 kilometres of highways across the province are experiencing slow-moving traffic, involving around 4,000 vehicles, as a result of the freezing rain.

Efforts to alleviate the highway gridlock are gradually making headway. According to Peng Xuewen, Director of Flood Control and Drought Relief at the Hubei Provincial Emergency Management Department, as of the evening of February 5th, 180 kilometres of traffic congestion persist on nine highways across the province, affecting around 4,000 vehicles.

The situation, however, seems to be improving as joint efforts from multiple departments come into play. Of the 52 highways and 462 toll stations across the province, 296 toll stations were under traffic control during the peak period on February 4th. This number has since decreased by 201 toll stations, leaving only 95 toll stations still under control as of February 5th.

By 6:00 p.m. on February 6th, collaborative efforts from various agencies have borne fruit as the ice and snow have been cleared from the G42 Shanghai-Rongcheng-Wuhan-Jingzhou Expressway. Vehicles are now seen orderly moving through toll stations along the Wuhan-Jingzhou section of the G42, marking the resumption of traffic flow on the G42 Shanghai-Rongcheng, G45 Daqing-Guangzhou, and G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressways in Hubei Province.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

近日，因持续暴雪冻雨天气，湖北省境内多条高速公路大批车辆滞留，拥堵情况严重。至2月5日14时，尚有100个高速公路收费站因道路结冰采取交通管制措施。缓行路段主要集中在G0421许广高速、G0422武深高速、G42沪蓉高速、G55二广高速等9条高速公路。
2月5日晚间，湖北省应急管理厅防汛抗旱处处长彭学文表示，来自湖北省交通部门的信息，目前受冻雨影响，湖北全省高速公路缓行的路段还有180公里，涉及9条高速，有4000台车左右。
目前高速公路的拥堵情况正在逐步缓解。湖北全省有52条高速，462个收费站，在4日的通行高峰期有296个收费站是进行管制的，截至5日减少了201个，目前收费站还在进行管制的已经减少到了95个。
2月6日18时，在多部门共同努力下，随着G42沪蓉武荆高速铲冰除雪完成，车辆从武荆高速沿线收费站有序驶入，至此G42沪蓉、G45大广、G50沪渝三条高速公路湖北段恢复通行。