Traffic jams increase in first three months as economy recovers
After years of decline, jams on the Dutch roads increased in length and duration over the first three months of this year, says motoring organisation ANWB.
Traffic congestion (the length of the jam multiplied by the time delay) was up 56% compared with the same period in 2014, the ANWB says.
However, traffic congestion has not returned to pre-crisis levels and the flow of vehicles has been improved by road expansion programmes, the ANWB says.
Nevertheless, more people are commuting to work by car and there are more lorries on the road because of the economic improvement.
In particular, drivers around Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht had to deal with more problems on the roads. Amsterdam and Utrecht were difficult in the morning rush hour. Rotterdam and Amersfoort were evening rush hour black spots.
Monday and Tuesday morning rush hours are the busiest periods on the roads.
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