New York Traffic Eases in Sign of Further Dwindling Fuel Demand
- RFK bridge traffic down nearly 5% from early November
- U.S. fuel consumption already at weakest seasonally in decades
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Fewer New York City drivers passed over toll bridges this month as the pandemic worsened, a signal that fuel demand will further weaken as the city faces tighter restrictions in the month ahead.
Traffic on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, linking Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx, was down a combined 4.6% during the first work week after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday from a month earlier, according to data released this week by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The bridges are some of the busiest in the New York toll operations. The pandemic has hit gasoline demand this year. U.S. government figures show national consumption at the weakest seasonally in decades.