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Hillsburgh and Nansensville are two major metropolitan areas only 50 miles apart. Until recently, the only road connecting the two cities was a traffic-clogged, six-lane Interstate Highway. Six years in the making, the Metro Expressway, a four-lane road connecting the two cities, was hoped to relieve this congestion. After the first month, however, the traffic along the Interstate Highway has not improved.
Which of the following, if true, could account for the continued traffic congestion along the Interstate Highway?
A) The Metro Expressway opened up in July, a month when many of the citizens leave for vacation.
B) During the month that the Metro Expressway opened, the railway workers who service the train connecting the two cities went on strike.
C) The new expressway is made up of a high-grade asphalt that is said to wear down less over time than the asphalt on the Interstate Highway.
D) The Hillsburgh Gazette reports that police activity along the Interstate Highway has decreased since many police are now patrolling the Metro Expressway.
E) In the next five years, both cities plan on building another expressway connecting both cities.
Which of the following, if true, could account for the continued traffic congestion along the Interstate Highway?
A) The Metro Expressway opened up in July, a month when many of the citizens leave for vacation.
B) During the month that the Metro Expressway opened, the railway workers who service the train connecting the two cities went on strike.
C) The new expressway is made up of a high-grade asphalt that is said to wear down less over time than the asphalt on the Interstate Highway.
D) The Hillsburgh Gazette reports that police activity along the Interstate Highway has decreased since many police are now patrolling the Metro Expressway.
E) In the next five years, both cities plan on building another expressway connecting both cities.
07 Mar 2016, 09:29
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AndyNeedsGMAT
Hi,
There are two cities 50 miles apart. A new expressway has been constructed in addition to one existing highway. The creation of a new highway was expected to decongest the existing highway. After 1 month, the traffic state on the highway has not improved.
Now lets look at B and D..
first D..
D) The Hillsburgh Gazette reports that police activity along the Interstate Highway has decreased since many police are now patrolling the Metro Expressway.
The police patrolling has reduced in expressway. two points on it
1) Firstly Patrolling should be an incentive to people to use those highway for safety concerns. The reduction in Patrolling should be a reason for people to move away from that highway and so in turn should have further decongested the interstate highway
2) Even if we assume that Patrolling is some thing which people want to avoid. we are nowhere told that the Expressway or the Highway, which one has more patrolling. We just know that few police activity has shifted to the new expressway..
Therefore this choice cannot be correct
Lets see B now
B) During the month that the Metro Expressway opened, the railway workers who service the train connecting the two cities went on strike.
This choice tells us that the same month the expressway was inaugurated, the railway workers went on strike.
So the reduction in traffic that was expected has not happened as the railway commuters are now using roads to move between the towns.
This NEW and EXCESS commuters has not allowed the traffic to get decongest
Hope it helps you in realising why B is CORRECT.
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07 Mar 2016, 08:00
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Harley1980
I thought the answer would be D - as police activity is high along Metro Expressway , people prefer Interstate , which is seeing lesser police patrolling...
How could B qualify .. it deals with railroad ... is not it out of context here ?
