The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an 18% drop in vehicle travel in the U.S., leading to a significant decrease in traffic delays, with changes persisting into 2022.
Traffic congestion has shifted to different times of day, with a lighter peak morning and afternoon traffic, while non-peak traffic has risen slightly by 2022.
Virginia Beach experienced a noteworthy reduction of one hour in delayed travel time per commuter from 2019 to 2022, alongside a 5% drop in total delay hours.
Richmond experienced no change in delay per commuter but managed a 4% reduction in total annual hours of delay, showing varied impacts by urban size.
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