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The heavy traffic in Masana is a growing drain on the city's economy——the clogging of the streets of the central business district alone cost the economy more than $1.2 billion over the past year. In order to address this problem, officials plan to introduce congestion pricing, by which drivers would pay to enter the city's most heavily trafficked areas during the busiest times of the day.

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly indicate that the plan will be a success?

【选项】Several studies have shown that a reduction in traffic of 15 percent in Masana could result in 5,500 or more new jobs.