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With more offices expected to reopen after Labor Day, transportation experts say even a small shift toward telework could lead to thousands of motorists and transit passengers vanishing from roads, trains and buses.

The bill would also grant $42 million to cover the costs of responding to the pandemic on Capitol Hill, including reimbursements for overtime, protective equipment, cleaning costs and telework equipment.

“Employees who have been teleworking during the pandemic generally will remain eligible for telework, at least on a situational basis,” the memo stated.

The telework initiative, which city leaders argued was a necessary precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus, lasted a month.

Many federal agencies are leaning toward approving liberal telework policies, while service workers will need to get to work on their own dime, he said.

Work from home jumped from 73 percent between 2005 and 2011, according to research by Telework Research Network.