Atlanta traffic is getting worse according to new report

ATLANTA (WDEF) – Traffic is getting worse in the city of Atlanta, according to a new national ranking.

The transportation analytics company INRIX released their annual list of the worst traffic cities in the country on Tuesday.

Atlanta ranks 9th on the list, with the average driver wasting 59 hours stuck in traffic last year.

The city didn’t make last year’s top ten list at all.

But there is a silver lining.

INRIX says a city’s growing traffic congestion is a sign of improving economic conditions.

The top 10 cities in the U.S. with the worst traffic rank in terms of average time wasted per commuter, according to INRIX, are:

1. Los Angeles – 81 hours
2. Washington, D.C. – 75 hours
3. San Francisco – 75 hours
4. Houston – 74 hours
5. New York – 73 hours
6. Seattle – 66 hours
7. Boston – 64 hours
8. Chicago – 60 hours
9. Atlanta – 59 hours
10. Honolulu – 49 hours