gridlock
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“By distributing traffic amongst multiple locations rather than funneling it all into the central terminal area we can reduce gridlock, improve safety, and give passengers better options on how to get to LAX,” Reich said.
From Los Angeles Times
He says the shortfall is largely attributed to the gridlock over Petronas-Petros gas distribution rights, as well as weaker crude oil and gas prices.
It is one of the bloc’s few federal institutions and can make decisions affecting hundreds of millions of people without being constrained by Brussels’s political gridlock.
“The scale of the outage and the sheer number of disabled traffic lights were the primary contributors to city-wide gridlock,” Waymo said.
The AA has warned of gridlock on Friday as 24.4 million cars are expected to hit the roads.
From BBC
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