Israeli settlers target a Ramallah road, and the city’s future with it
Israel is preparing to give settlers access to a main Palestinian thoroughfare in Ramallah, a move that would bring checkpoints and gates to one of the West Bank’s last spaces of free Palestinian movement and affordable urban growth.

The way the traffic flows changes drastically if a major artery is used for restricted movement. A specific route near the university seems unlikely to experience the same congestion.