Los Angeles area traffic was not the worst in the nation in 2020, report says

For the first time in decades, the Los Angeles area did not have the worst traffic in the U.S. during 2020, according to a newly released report.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For the first time in decades, the Los Angeles area did not have the worst traffic in the U.S. during 2020, according to a newly released report.

The change was mostly attributed to businesses being shut down and more people working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to the annual Texas A&M Urban Mobility Report, the New York-Newark area was the most congested.

The Los Angeles area was ranked No. 2.
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Individually, drivers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area spent about 46 hours in traffic last year, down from about 119 hours two years ago.

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