easy · LSAT Reading Comprehension
A city built a new bridge to shorten commute times between two neighborhoods. Surprisingly, traffic congestion on nearby roads increased rather than decreased. Engineers now suspect the bridge attracted more drivers to the area overall.
What is the purpose of the last sentence?
- It introduces a completely new problem unrelated to the bridge.
- It offers a possible explanation for the surprising result described earlier.
- It restates the city's original goal in building the bridge.
- It contradicts the claim that congestion increased.
- It describes how the bridge was physically constructed, including the materials and methods used by engineers.
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