The Christchurch City Council's latest traffic count shows more vehicles on the road since the country moved to alert level 3. Graph: Christchurch Transport Operations CentreThe latest traffic data in Christchurch shows there has been a big increase in vehicles on the city's roads since New Zealand moved to alert level 3. A Christchurch Transport Operations Centre spokesperson said the Christchurch City Council's new intersection traffic count indicates an increase in vehicles around drive-thru restaurants. "With the move to alert level 3 there has been an increase in traffic on the network. This has overtaken the Moorhouse Ave/Waltham Rd intersection, which was the busiest during the level 4 lockdown.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 29, 2020 03:22 UTC