Honolulu Traffic Now Considered Worse Than L.A.

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu has surpassed Los Angeles as having the worst traffic in the country.

That's according to a report released Tuesday by INRIX, a Kirkland, Wash.-based traffic research firm, analyzing the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas in 2011.

Honolulu is No. 1 on the list, with drivers wasting 58 hours in traffic. The report says the worst time to be on Honolulu roads is Tuesday from 5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles drivers spent 56 hours in traffic.

The previous year, Honolulu ranked second behind Los Angeles.

According to the report, Los Angeles is still home to the worst traffic corridor — a 13-mile stretch of the San Diego Freeway from the Imperial Highway interchange through the Getty Center Drive exit.