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A company that tracks travel data around Omaha says congestion in the metro area is getting worse.

TomTom International BV, which builds location technology and navigation devices, released its global Traffic Index, showing that the Omaha-Council Bluffs area was among 30 major U.S. cities and metro areas experiencing increasing traffic congestion between 2017 and 2018.

After tracking more than 310 million travel miles locally, TomTom found a typical congestion level of 14% in Omaha — meaning trips around the Omaha area take 14% longer than they would without congestion.

In one year, Omaha’s figure rose from 13%. That might not sound like much, but 50 other U.S. cities saw their traffic congestion level drop or at least stay stable for the year, according to TomTom.

Some Omahans take comfort that our traffic isn’t as bad as other major cities.

The comforting statistic in the report: Omaha’s congestion ranks among the best (375th) out of 403 cities in 56 counties.