Los Angeles has the fifth-worst traffic congestion in the nation, with commuters spending an average of 128 hours stuck in traffic last year, according to a report released Tuesday.
According to the annual Global Traffic Scorecard by transportation-analytics firm INRIX, traffic congestion cost Los Angeles commuters an average of $1,788 in 2018, well above the national average of $1,348.
The INRIX report noted that Los Angeles is also home to two of the top 10 most-congested freeway stretches in the nation. The stretch of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway between the San Diego (405) and the Harbor (110) freeways ranked fourth on the list of most-congested roadways. The Golden State (5) Freeway between Hollywood and the 110 Freeway ranked ninth.
Boston placed first on the list of most-congested U.S. cities, with commuters there losing an average of 164 hours in traffic last year. Washington, D.C., ranked second, followed by Chicago and New York.
Los Angeles’ rank as fifth-worst in terms of traffic congestion is actually an improvement from last year, when the city was ranked fourth. This year, Chicago moved from fifth-worst to third-worst, knocking Los Angeles down the list.
Los Angeles ranked as the 47th most congested city in the world. The most congested city globally is Moscow, according to the report, followed by Istanbul, Bogota, Mexico City and Sao Paulo. Boston ranked eighth on the worldwide congestion list.