heavy traffic
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These risks aren’t encountered by all Americans equally: People of color and low-income people are more likely to live near highways or areas with heavy traffic.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Matthews said the plans had already caused "mental anguish" for residents who now faced a decade of development that would lead to noise, road closures, and heavy traffic.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A brush fire that ignited in Gorman on Friday afternoon has jumped over the 5 Freeway, prompting evacuation orders, lane closures and heavy traffic delays through the Grapevine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Analysts blame the rising temperatures in Lagos on climate change, its coastal location, dense population, limited greenery and heavy traffic.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Mother Lois maneuvered through the unusually heavy traffic.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
