Dublin, Calif., I-580 EB from Grove Way to Airport Blvd. Baton Rouge, La., I-10 EB from Bayou Road to I-12 (69 hours lost)ġ2. Orlando, Fla., I-4 EB from Exit 72/FL-52B to Exit 60/FL-429 Toll (70 hours lost)ġ1. Stamford, Conn., Merritt Pkway SB from Wilton Road to Stanwich Road (73 hours lost)ĩ. Stamford, Conn., CT-15 NB from North Street to Allen Raymond Lane (78 hours lost)Ĩ. Concord, Calif., CA-4 EB from Exit 12B for I-680 to Exit 15A-B for CA-242 (83 hours lost)ħ. New York, I-278 WB from I-485 to Tillary Street (91 hours lost)Ħ. Boston, I-93 SB from Exit 18/US 3 to Exit 7/MA-3 (99 hours lost)ĥ. Stamford, Conn., I-95 NB, Indian Field Road to Sherwood Island Conn. Los Angeles, I-5 SB from I-10 to I-605 (127 hours lost)ģ. Stamford, Conn., I-95 SB from Sherwood Island Conn. Here are the 25 worst roads for traffic delays in 2022:ġ. "A driver taking that route 240 workdays in 2022 would have lost 127 hours a year sitting in traffic," researchers said. is still down $7 billion from 2019’s high of $88 billion. Despite a 17% rise in inflation, the cost of congestion in the U.S. The cost of traffic delays across the country increased from $53 billion in 2021 to $81 billion in 2022, a 53% jump. Nationwide, drivers spent 4.8 billion hours in congestion, still fewer than 2019’s 6 billion lost hours. That number soared to $5.49 a gallon in 2022. In Los Angeles, the 2021 average price per gallon of gas was $4. READ MORE: These cities have the worst Thanksgiving holiday traffic In New York, drivers paid an average of $213 more for gas than they did in 2021. In Los Angeles, for example, drivers paid $315 more for gas in 2022 than they did the year before. On average, the American driver paid $134 for gas than they did in 2021, but that varies greatly depending on location. more than $81 billion in lost time and fuel expenses in 2022. In 39% of cities, traffic delays in 2022 exceeded pre-COVID levels, though overall, traffic hasn’t reached pre-pandemic volume.Īccording to INRIX, congestion cost the U.S. driver spent 51 hours of their time sitting in traffic in 2022, the report says, and $869 in lost time. Congestion in Boston is up 72% over 2021. Nashville made the top 25 for the first time, up 14% since 2019. Traffic travels southbound along I-95 on Novemin Lorton, Virginia.(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Traffic in Vegas is up 155% compared to 2019. Miami saw an increase of 39 hours over last year, a 59% increase, while drivers in Las Vegas lost 13 more hours in 2022 than the year before, a 46% increase. In the top 25, some of the biggest increases in traffic delays were in Miami and Las Vegas. San Juan, Puerto Rico: 41 hours lost Which cities saw the biggest increase in traffic? (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Ģ5. Traffic jam in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, on October 14, 2022.
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