Explain one economic problem caused by traffic congestion

Traffic congestion: causes delays and results in the late arrival of workersTherefore, there is a loss of working hours which results in lower productivity for companies as there is less time available to be spent on producing output. On a grand scale, this will lead to a loss of productivity throughout the economy.

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