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Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff Information
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Commuters beware; here are America's worst cities for highway bottlenecks.

traffic congestion in los angeles

Rush hour traffic in Los Angeles

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Rank Urban area Annual delay

per person

in hours
1. Boston 149
2. Chicago 145
3. Philadelphia 142
4. New York 140
5. Washington, D.C. 124
6. Los Angeles 103
7. San Francisco 97
8. Portland, Oregon 89
9. Baltimore 84
10. Atlanta 82
 
Source: INRIX, Traffic Scorecard 2019, inrix.com

 

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