Shanghai gears up for end of event

SHANGHAI - Road transportation within the Expo Garden and water transportation to the site have been prepared for the final month of Expo 2010 Shanghai in anticipation of another travel peak.

According to statistics from Expo organizers, nearly 11.5 million, or 95 percent, of visitors had taken public transportation to the Expo Garden as of last Sunday.

Throughout the event, 1,800 vehicles and 370,000 tourists have been on the site every day, said Sun Lianquan, deputy director of the Expo division of the Shanghai Traffic Police Detachment.