As crazy as it is to think while sitting in stopped traffic on I-77 or I-485, Charlotte ranks 42nd for most congested traffic out of 240 U.S. Cities.
According to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, cities that beat Charlotte for bad traffic include North Charleston, 37th; Nashville, Tenn., 23rd; Atlanta, 8th; and Miami, Fla., 10th.
Charlotte commuters spend an average of 23.4 hours in traffic during peak times in 2016. The most congested part of metro Charlotte? I-77 in north Mecklenburg which is currently experiencing lane widening and toll roads.
INRIX is a transportation analytics firm that examines congestion in 1,064 cities in 38 countries to come up with its yearly list.
The top 10 ranked cities are:
- Los Angeles (104.1 hours in traffic)
- Moscow, Russia (91.4)
- New York City (89.4)
- San Francisco (82.6)
- Bogota, Colombia (79.8)
- Sao Paulo, Brazil (77.2)
- London, England (73.4)
- Atlanta (70.8)
- Paris, France (65.3)
- Miami (64.8)
Other North and South Carolina cities include Wilmington, 63rd; Columbia, 99th; Greenville, SC, 110th; Durham, 139th; Winston-Salem, 163rd; and Greensboro, 232nd.