Washington Tops Los Angeles as U.S. Leader in Traffic Gridlock
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Washington, D.C., commuters waste more time stuck in traffic than even those in Los Angeles as the improving economy increases congestion on U.S. roadways, according to an annual study by Texas A&M University.
Drivers in the U.S. capital and surrounding region spent an average of 67 hours in traffic in 2011, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Urban Mobility Report published today. By comparison, commuters in the Los Angeles metropolitan region wasted an average of 61 hours in traffic during the assessment period, the report said.