A proposed light rail for Southern Maryland aims to relieve some of America’s worst traffic

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The Greater Washington region is home to some of the worst traffic and longest commutes in the country, and that’s especially true in Southern Maryland.
In 2017 alone, commuters in Charles County spent an average of 388 hours traveling to and from work, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of U.S. Census data. That adds up to nearly two and a half weeks, narrowly beating out Virginia’s Fauqier and Stafford counties for the dubious distinction of America’s costliest commute.