Seattle-area Microsoft staff who’re displaying up within the workplace three days per week are additionally displaying up on roadways and impacting commuters’ speeds, in keeping with new information from site visitors evaluation firm Inrix.
Inrix measured journey speeds on eastbound and westbound SR 520 and southbound and northbound I-405 in the course of the weeks of Feb. 23 and March 2. A lot of Microsoft’s greater than 50,000 staff within the area depend on the roadways and bridges connecting Seattle and the Eastside to the corporate’s headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash.
The info exhibits speeds on 520 dropped throughout all days in the course of the first week, with speeds on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday displaying the slowest journey speeds over simply over 30 mph.
Morning commute speeds between Tukwila and Bellevue fell as a lot as 35% and as a lot as 25% between Lynnwood and Bellevue. The night commute noticed speeds drops as a lot as 27% between Bellevue and Tukwila on Friday whereas speeds fell 21% northbound between Bellevue and Lynnwood, Inrix reported.
Microsoft isn’t dictating from above which three days folks will must be within the workplace. Specifics are left to particular person groups and managers. Some teams could require greater than three days, and sure customer-facing roles like discipline gross sales and consultants are exempt.
The area’s roadways may get some aid when Sound Transit’s Crosslake Connection opens March 28, lastly linking Seattle and the Eastside by mild rail throughout Lake Washington — connecting downtown Seattle to downtown Bellevue and the Redmond Know-how station at Microsoft headquarters.
Beforehand: Microsoft’s new RTO coverage begins Feb. 23, bringing Seattle-area employees again 3 days per week
