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US traffic congestion climbing again

Traffic congestion in the US is back on the rise according to the 3rd Annual Inrix Traffic Scorecard. Analysing traffic flow from 2009 in the Top 100 metropolitan areas nationwide, the study found that gridlock across the US bottomed out in March 2009 and congestion levels have begun to bounce back, ending the year slightly ahead of 2008.
February 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Traffic congestion in the US is back on the rise according to the 3rd Annual 163 Inrix Traffic Scorecard. Analysing traffic flow from 2009 in the Top 100 metropolitan areas nationwide, the study found that gridlock across the US bottomed out in March 2009 and congestion levels have begun to bounce back, ending the year slightly ahead of 2008. In fact, 58 of the top 100 most populous cities in the US experienced modest increases in traffic congestion levels last year.

By analysing traffic on major highways in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, the Scorecard provides both a glimpse into the health of the US economy as well as a comprehensive snapshot of the intractable issues of urban traffic congestion.
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