Some people believe government should spend money on building train and subway lines to reduce traffic congestion. Others think that building more and wider roads is the better way to reduce traffic congestion. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

It is important to find out how the increasing congestion on roads can be reduced. While some people believe that to mitigate

this

issue the authorities should invest in the construction of more and multiple lane roads, I along with many others, opine that building

train

and subway lines are a more effective way to reduce

traffic

. On the one hand, some people support the construction of additional pathways and the widening of the existing ones because of multiple reasons.

First

, with the availability of alternative paths, the travellers can take the less congested ways and

thus

reduce the jams on the main roads.

Secondly

, by increasing the count of lanes, the slow and fast-moving vehicles can have a different lane for their smooth movement. To exemplify, after the development of NH-8 six-lane Noida-Gurgaon Highway the daily ongoing

traffic

has been reduced to 30%.

However

,

this

solution is less effective as gradually it can increase the number of cars, bikes and buses on the roads. On the flip side, some people assert that building

train

and tube lanes are more beneficial for mitigating the problem of

traffic

and I fully agree with

this

view.

This

is because metro lanes, underground pathways and local

train

lines are the fastest and convenient services as they can not only cover long distances in a short span of time but

also

accommodate a larger number of passengers in comparison to cars and buses.

Also

, if commuters avail of these services on a daily basis,

then

there will be a significant reduction of vehicles on the roads.

For instance

, with the introduction of subway metro lines in New Delhi, 60% of road congestion was reduced in the

last

2 years. In conclusion,

although

wider and multiple roads can reduce the

traffic

to some extent, in my opinion, to remedy

this

issue

train

and subway lines are quintessential as these are fast and can carry a large number of passengers leading to less road congestion.