Traffic congestion was still high in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in 2020, but it was down 58 percent when compared to the previous year, according to a staff report from the News Chant.

The recently launched 2021 Urban Mobility Report ranked the City of Brotherly Love in 11th place in 2020 based on traffic delays amongst 15 of the nation’s largest cities.

Philadelphia drivers lost a total of 100,726 hours waiting in traffic, which amounts to 37 hours wasted stuck in traffic per commuter. The highest congestion happened on Mondays through Fridays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This cost drivers in the region a total of $2,274 million, or $789 per driver.

However, it is still significantly lower than the previous year. Philadelphia has recorded a 58 percent drop in delay levels in 2020 compared to 2019. The reason is a nearly 50 percent drop in traffic during the pandemic.

But while traffic reduced, the root causes of delays remained nearly the same.

“The underlying elements of traffic problems – too many car trips, too much rush-hour roadwork, crashes, stalled vehicles and weather issues – have not receded,” said Tim Lomax, one of the report’s authors.

Read more about traffic congestion in the News Chant.