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Common collocations with congestion in American Collocation

congestion noun uncountable

US /kənˈdʒestʃ(ə)n/

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.