The effect of the fifth corona wave: a decrease of tens of percent in traffic loads on the roads
Both the Ayalon Lane Traffic Management Center and the WAZE navigation app point to the significant change, linking it to the outbreak of variant Omicron, which has led to a wave of isolation in schools and official guidance for work from home in many companies and organizations.
"Decrease of about 20% -25% during travel time"
Keenan Cohen
05/01/2022
Wednesday, 05 January 2022, 16:19 Updated: 16:50
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A significant decrease in traffic loads was recorded last week - according to data from the WAZE navigation app and the traffic management center of Ayalon Lanes.
Both bodies link the decline to the fact that more and more employees of companies and organizations are working from home due to the rapid spread of the omicron strain, as well as due to the expanding wave of isolation of children who are not vaccinated in the education system.
"There is indeed a significant decrease in congestion these days," confirmed Felix Shachman, head of the information collection division at Ayalon Highways.
"During the peak hours of the morning in the usually busy sections, for example between Bat Yam and Tel Aviv-Hashalom or between Holon and Tel Aviv-Hashalom, there was a decrease of about 25-20 percent during the travel time, ie an increase of about 25-20 percent This is in relation to data from two weeks ago. "
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"A decrease of about 25% -20% during travel time."
Ayalon Road, two weeks ago (Photo: Photos by surfers, Boaz Shaul)
The official signal for a change in work policy from home was given about a week and a half ago by the Civil Service Commissioner, when he ordered government ministries to move to work from home at a rate of 50 percent.
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