Tag: traffic congestion
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Halifax’s Rail Cut: The Century-Old Project Reshaping Commutes and City Life
Introduction: A City Redirected by History Halifax residents have long lived with a peculiarity of their city’s layout: a rail cut that carves through central neighborhoods, effectively re-routing traffic and changing the rhythm of daily life. The century-old project, born from a railway expansion and urban planning ambitions, now sits at the heart of a…
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Halifax Rail Cut: The Century-Old Project Ruining Commutes
Introduction: Why Halifax Feels the Ripples of a Century-Old Decision Visitors to Halifax often notice a peculiar pattern in the city’s road network: sudden terminations, awkward bottlenecks, and detours that seem to spring from a decision made long before today’s drivers. The culprit, for many locals, is a rail cut that has shaped traffic flow…
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Waymo Halts SF Ride-Hailing Amid City Blackout After Traffic Jams
California Citywide Blackout Triggers Sudden Suspension of Waymo Service The company behind one of the world’s most recognizable autonomous fleets, Waymo, said on Saturday it would temporarily suspend ride-hailing services across San Francisco. The decision came after a citywide blackout led to a wave of online videos showing Waymo autonomous vehicles appearing to contribute to…
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Gridlock on Nairobi-Nakuru Highway Near Mai Mahiu Forces Nighttime Stoppage for Dozens of Travelers
Overview of the Incident In a dramatic turn for Friday travel, motorists and passengers found themselves stranded as severe congestion clogged the Nairobi-Nakuru highway near Mai Mahiu. The gridlock, which stretched for several kilometers, prompted many to spend the night on the road while authorities worked to clear the backlog and determine the root cause…
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Nakuru Highway Gridlock: Travelers Stranded Overnight Near Mai Mahiu
Overview of the Incident On Friday evening, a major traffic disruption paralyzed the Nairobi-Nakuru highway near Mai Mahiu, forcing thousands of motorists and passengers to spend the night stranded on the road. As the gridlock stretched for several kilometres, drivers endured long delays that disrupted travel plans and strained nearby services. What Likely Caused the…
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Cabinet Approves Kiambu Road Dualling to Ease Nairobi–Kiambu Traffic
Overview: A Major Move to Alleviate Congestion The Kenyan government has approved a significant transport project aimed at easing congestion on one of the region’s busiest corridors. The 23.5-kilometre Muthaiga–Kiambu–Ndumberi road, commonly known as Kiambu Road, is set for a major dualling program. The Cabinet’s endorsement signals a strategic shift toward faster, safer, and more…
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Swiss plan: 80 km/h on highways to curb congestion
What Switzerland is proposing Switzerland is weighing a bold traffic-management measure aimed at easing chronic congestion: slow the speed on the most saturated highway sections. The idea is to use electronic, dynamic speed limits that switch between 120 km/h and 80 km/h depending on real-time traffic conditions, with the goal of smoothing flow and reducing…
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Switzerland weighs a bold plan to ease highway congestion with 80 km/h on half the motorways
What Switzerland is considering The Swiss authorities are weighing a bold plan to curb peak-hour congestion by lowering speeds on the busiest motorways. The proposal would restrict the maximum speed from 120 km/h to 80 km/h on the most saturated stretches during rush hours, using electronic variable speed limits. If implemented, the plan would apply…
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80 km/h on 50% of Swiss Highways: A New Congestion Plan
Background: Switzerland’s Traffic Challenge Switzerland faced a striking traffic milestone in 2024, with drivers spending nearly 55,500 hours stuck in congestion. That figure marked a new record and underscored a trend: since 2019, time lost to traffic on Swiss roads has roughly doubled. The leading culprit remains high traffic volumes that overwhelm the network, according…
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Tel Aviv Weekend Road Closures Strain City Traffic
Tel Aviv Weekend Road Closures and the Policy Shift Tel Aviv is witnessing ongoing disruptions as major infrastructure work proceeds during weekdays rather than over the weekend, following a policy associated with Transport Minister Miri Regev. The move keeps weekend construction off the Sabbath but relocates critical projects to Sunday through Thursday, leading to renewed…