Gridlock: Houston Ranks 7th in Traffic Congestion
According to the 2007 Annual Urban Mobility Report by the Texas Transportation Institute, Houston ranked seventh in the nation in traffic congestion in 2005, with drivers stuck in traffic jams 56 hours per year—the equivalent of seven eight-hour workdays. That’s up from 45 hours per year in 2000.
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