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Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10:51

The Inrix.com Global Traffic Scorecard has ranked traffic congestion issues in 991 towns and cities worldwide.

A Westmeath town has one of the worst traffic congestion problems in the world.

That's according to the latest inrix.com Global Traffic Scorecard that sees Mullingar enter the list of 991 towns and cities, at number 620.

The report indicates that those coming in and out of Mullingar on a daily basis spent 20 hours over the course of 2022 sitting in traffic.

Labour Councillor Denis Leonard says public transport is the most sensible solution:

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