Since the abolition of the corona measures at the end of March, the morning and evening rush hours have been busy again due to the increase in commuter traffic.
The daily traffic jams returned last year. The traffic jam severity (length x duration of the traffic jams) in the months of April to December 2022 was only 12 percent lower than in the same period in the pre-corona year 2019. The ANWB concludes this on the basis of its traffic jam figures, measured across all A and N roads in our country.
Since the abolition of the corona measures at the end of March 2022, the morning and evening rush hours have been busy again due to the increase in commuter traffic. Especially on Tuesday and Thursday. The striker of Thursday evening, November 3, was number one. Due to showers, the traffic jam counter then increased to 1.227 kilometers.
It is remarkable that commuting during the morning rush hour spread out more compared to 2019. For example, the ANWB saw much fewer traffic jams in the early morning hours and the peak of the rush hour had shifted from 08.00:08.30 to 40:XNUMX. Tuesday and Thursday were already the busiest days, but they only got busier. On the other hand, traffic jams had dropped by almost XNUMX percent on Monday morning.
The total traffic congestion in 2022 was still about 20 percent below the level of 2019. But in the first quarter of last year, a lot of people worked from home due to the corona measures and there was a lot less driving during rush hour.
Regional
In North Brabant, traffic jams quickly returned to their old level after the corona measures ended. In other regions, especially in North Holland, the effect of working from home was noticeable, according to the ANWB.
Traffic congestion quarter 2 to 4 2022
(in the busiest provinces compared to 2019)
North Holland -26%
Utrecht -18%
South Holland -13%
Gelderland -9%
North Brabant -4%
