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Midsummer to bring traffic jams

Road traffic in the capital region will get quite busy about 1pm on Thursday as scores of holidaymakers leave town for Midsummer, warns the Traffic Management Centre. Traffic will peak between 3pm and 7pm.

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In addition to Midsummer traffic, there will still be a large number of commuters on the roads. Some 2,000-3,000 cars are expected to be on the roads every hour, which is a significantly higher number than normally.

Traffic Management Centre forecasts congestions for all the main roads and recommends setting off on the holiday weekend in the morning or else delaying departure until late in the evening.

Sources: YLE