Tehran Residents Spend 1.5b Hours Annually in Traffic

Over nine million residents in the capital city of Tehran squander an average of 31 minutes per day in traffic, amounting to 4.65 million hours per day and more than 1.5 billion hours per year, CEO of Tehran Traffic Control Company said.
Kourosh Jeddisani added that the problem is becoming worse before it gets better as the first days of autumn approach, Hamshahri Online reported.
According to the official, traffic has been bumper-to-bumper on a number of Tehran's important thoroughfares, including Shahid Hemmat, Hakim, Ashrafi Esfahani, Navvab Safavi and Sadr, not just during rush hours but almost 24/7. 
“Throughout last week, traffic clogged the Modarres and Chamran roads, as well as Seoul and Valiasr streets for significant periods of time,” he said.