OPINIE - Opinion: More asphalt does help against traffic jams

On the widened A6, after barely two years of work, a stretch of over 13 kilometres has opened – a year ahead of schedule! – where traffic can use four instead of two lanes in each direction. The widening is part of Rijkswaterstaat’s major project between Schiphol, Amsterdam and Almere. Additional lanes will be built over a 63-kilometre stretch until 2026. They should improve traffic flow and thus make the northern Randstad better accessible.