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congestion

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as in traffic

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Recent Examples of congestion People headed to O’Hare are a big source of Kennedy congestion. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Beyond alleviating school traffic and stadium congestion, the project serves as a major utility corridor. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Local residents are concerned that rerouting buses will cause congestion, and larger footfalls won’t be matched with adequate police resources or security. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026 Supply-chain congestion sometimes causes freight trains to sit idle, leaving them vulnerable to thieves in urban rail yards. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 At the center of the campaign is a debate over how to tackle regional traffic congestion and allocate taxpayer funds across the valley. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026 Fulton County's website shows investments paid by the tax by project type, which include pedestrian and bicycle projects, congestion relief and roadway projects, and maintenance and safety improvements. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The project is one of several capital investments that were earmarked for funding from the proceeds of New York’s congestion tolling program. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The terminal is anticipated to handle 1 million metric tons of cargo annually, and help reduce logistics costs, promote inland waterway transportation and ease road congestion. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

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Adif said in a post on X on Wednesday morning that traffic on the Madrid to Andalucía high-speed line had been interrupted due to a collision between two trains.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Afternoon traffic on the Kennedy Expressway in downtown Chicago, June 9, 2026.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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As French protesters took to the street this week over the country’s escalating debt crisis, poor school conditions, and political gridlock, retailers were caught in the crossfire.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
And Troy says Trump is using that power in a distinctive way — and not to just get around congressional gridlock.

— Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

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