Metro Denver residents who suspect they’re spending more time stuck in traffic are correct. Drivers here over the past year faced the fastest increasing traffic delays in the nation, according to a global transportation data firm’s latest analysis. While Denver ranks 15th among the most congested U.S. cities (New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles top the list), the delays increased by 19% between 2023 and 2024. Drivers on metro Denver roads during 2024 lost an average of 44 hours to traffic jams, up from 37 hours in 2023, the analysis by the Seattle-based company INRIX found.