DETROIT, MI – A new data report from GPS company TomTom has Detroit ranked 29th in the country on its list of the most traffic-congested cities. Detroit ranks 120th in the world, but falls behind Baltimore, Virginia Beach and Pittsburgh in the U.S. rankings. According to the report, Metro Detroiters are delayed 16 minutes per day if they have a 30 minute commute. That amounts to 63 hours per year. In 2014, Detroit’s congestion levels increased by 5 percent. MORE
Study: Detroit Among Top 50 Worst U.S. Cities for Traffic

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