Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with congestion in American Collocation
bad
bad
heavy
increasing
severe
Traffic congestion is sometimes heavy on the roads in holiday periods.
in a city
urban
Research shows that a national scheme of road pricing could cut urban congestion by half.
involving traffic
motorway
road
traffic
The plans are part of the Council’s ongoing efforts to tackle traffic congestion.
cause or increase congestion
add to
cause
increase
lead to
The continued expansion of the market caused severe traffic congestion.
remove or reduce congestion
alleviate
avoid
cut
ease
minimize
reduce
relieve
tackle
The new road scheme is a bid to ease congestion and manage traffic incidents.