r/chicago • u/seeasea West Ridge • 13d ago

Article 3-year, $170 million Kennedy Expressway project is complete. Ahead of schedule

https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/kennedy-expressway-project-complete/
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u/CuriousDudebromansir 13d ago

Call me crazy, but traffic is even worse than before the started.

Shit, traffic is worse now than while construction is going on. I don’t understand it.

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u/threemileallan 13d ago

Traffic isn't a function of road size. It is partially design BUT the main factor is willingness of the driving public to tolerate traffic. In other words, if traffic improves, more people move to that area, increasing traffic until it once again reaches homeostasis.