86. What is the speaker reporting on?
(A) Traffic conditions.
(B) Weather forecast.
(C) Housing prices.
(D) Stock market trends.

Questions 86 through 88 refer to the following broadcast and graph.

This is the Channel 5 traffic update. We are looking at a disturbing trend in our city's transportation data. If you look at the graph released by the Department of Transportation today, you can see that traffic congestion has worsened significantly recently. While commute times dropped in 2021 due to the remote work boom, they have skyrocketed since then. As you can see, the average time for 2023 has reached a record high of 45 minutes. City officials blame this on the ongoing construction of the subway extension, which has closed two major lanes on the highway. This project isn't expected to finish until next year.

中文翻譯

這是第五頻道交通即時報導。我們正密切關注本市交通數據中一個令人擔憂的趨勢。如果你看一下交通部今天發布的圖表，就可以發現最近交通壅塞的情況顯著惡化。雖然在 2021 年因為遠端工作潮導致通勤時間有所下降，但自那之後便急遽上升。如你所見，2023 年的平均通勤時間已創下 45 分鐘的新高紀錄。市府官員將此歸咎於正在進行的地鐵延伸工程，該工程封鎖了高速公路上的兩條主要車道。這項計畫預計要到明年才會完工