Miral Vyas feels like Ottawa's rush-hour traffic has gone from bad to worse.

“When I see the GPS, it's always heavy,” he said.

It takes him about an hour each way to drive between downtown and Stittsville on Highway 417.

“I work three days from the office, so about six hours of my productive time just goes into [my] commute,” he said.

Nick Groulx’s trip can be even longer, and it leaves him feeling distressed.

“Yesterday, it took me an hour and a half to get back to Orléans,” he said on Thursday.

“It seems like a waste of time. It makes for a long day.”

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Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, who chairs Ottawa's public works and infrastructure committee, said stories of bumper to bumper traffic and long delays are

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