Łódź is the second most congested city in the world

Łódź is ranked 2nd just behind Istanbul in terms of traffic congestion, according to the Traffic Index compiled by navigation producer TomTom. The index includes 218 cities from 36 countries. The methodology that is used measures travel times during the whole day and during peak periods and compares these with measured travel times during non-congested periods. The difference is expressed as a total average percentage increase in travel time. The figure for Łódź stands at 56 percent, however, during evening peak it increases to 109 percent. The citizens of Łódź spend more than 100 hours in traffic jams annually. Mexico City (55 percent), Rio de Janeiro (51 percent) and Moscow (50 percent) made it to the top five, apart from Istanbul (58 percent) and Łódź. Major road construction in the city center contributed to the Łódź result.