Coronavirus: Canberra commute times fall as traffic volume decreases

Jasper Lindell
May 17 2020 - 5:30am
Heavy traffic on the Barton Highway, pictured in December 2018. The road has seen a steep decline in travel time during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Jamila Toderas
Heavy traffic on the Barton Highway, pictured in December 2018. The road has seen a steep decline in travel time during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Jamila Toderas

The time needed to commute across Canberra during the morning peak at the height of coronavirus restrictions fell dramatically, with travel time on the Barton Highway dropping by 14 minutes in March.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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