Last year, drivers in the Leipzig area were stuck in traffic jams for a total of almost five and a half days or 131 hours. In Dresden, it was almost five days (116 hours) during rush hour, as the evaluation of the TomTom Traffic Index shows. A lack of infrastructure and growing traffic pressure have led to a significant worsening of the traffic situation in Saxony.
According to the results of the analysis by mapping specialist TomTom, heavy traffic flow during rush hour causes drivers to travel at an average speed of 38.5 kilometers per hour through the greater Leipzig area. The congestion level here has risen to 34.5 percent. It describes how much additional time you need to travel a certain distance. If you actually need 30 minutes for a route without congestion, you can plan around ten additional minutes with a congestion level of 34.5 percent.
