Tunnel: Few are using alternatives
Not nearly as many commuters are availing themselves of the alternative methods of transit being offered to folks who’d normally drive through the tunnel, two weeks after its partial shutdown, as had been hoped or expected.
The transport ministry is also limiting access to trucks southbound, soon, to keep traffic flowing.
Chris 23:42 on 2022-11-14 Permalink
> Not nearly as many commuters are availing themselves of the alternative methods of transit being offered
Of course not. Free tickets won’t help, cost is not why people don’t use transit.
Taylor C. Noakes 01:52 on 2022-11-15 Permalink
I kinda love the idea of a bunch of the usual bridge and tunnel crowd, having heard of traffic hell for weeks on end, sitting in traffic halfway through the tunnel yelling aloud: “wHY DIdn’T aNYoNe wARN uS!?!”
nau 20:29 on 2022-11-15 Permalink
Lots of people would use transit more if it cost less but they’re not the people who commute by car through that tunnel by themselves. Those buses also take the tunnel, so they can’t get through any faster than the cars. Sure, if more people switch to the bus, both bus riders and drivers will spend less time in the tunnel, but which of these car commuters thinks they should be the one on the bus helping the other people who stay in their cars get across faster. Next to none.