Evaluation for Question #8587

In order to mitigate traffic congestion, many individuals are of the opinion that it is a viable idea for governments to invest in constructing grand train and subway lines, while others argue that building more and wider roads can better address this traffic issue. From my perspective, adding more roads with higher capacity may potentially reduce traffic jams, for short-term purposes; however, I strongly believe that the effectiveness of the former option will far outweigh that of the latter approach. In this essay, I will discuss and further provide my viewpoint.

First, by building more roads and expanding existing ones, the government can temporarily alleviate traffic jams. When new roads are added, vehicles can be able to commute back and forth on new routes. Because of this evaluation, different modes of transports can have the ability to travel to their final destination by many other tracks, giving commuters more options in transport. As a result, overwhelming situations such as gridlocks, bottlenecks, could be alleviated, contributing to smoother traffic flow.

However, I strongly believe that building more train and subway stations can better address the overload of traffic, as it effectively promote public transportations and allocate the population to different transportations. First, if new train and subway lines are erected, citizens, especially those in metropolises, would be more inclined towards using these public transportations. For instance, many residents in Ho Chi Minh city of Vietnam were excited to experience and travel on the new Suoi Tien metro line, a predominant number of these citizens are now commuting mainly by this metro line on their daily basis. Therefore, the traffic on the roads can be substantially improved, as a significant number of individuals shift to public transportation, instead of using their private vehicles as the main means of transport. This, in return, can efficiently allocate citizens to different transport modes, whether public or private, even if there is a rise in population.

In conclusion, although broadening existing roads and constructing new ones can be an ideal option for short-term purposes, I believe that heavy traffic congestion can only be solved by building new public train and subway lines, thereby comprehensively enhance the traffic flow.