heavy congestion

collocation in English

meaningsofheavyandcongestion

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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congestion
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/us
/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/
a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, ...
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(Definition ofheavyandcongestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The driving public and freight traffic will move on to them to avoidheavycongestionon existing roads.
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There is alreadyheavycongestionof our business.
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Although there are bus lanes for a certain length of the run,heavycongestioncan still build up.
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That is where the future lies, given theheavycongestionin our airspace.
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It is one of the busiest roads in the country, and drivers regularly sufferheavycongestion.
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There is aheavycongestionin less urgent cases, which are subject to a delay of about a fortnight.
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In this country there isheavycongestionof rail services.
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What we need is the road, because we have aheavycongestionof lorries passing through a series of built-up areas, which makes it very dangerous to the local residents.
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Police officers are sent to control the traffic there when it seems likely that there will beheavycongestion.
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The town has also suffered extensive pollution as a result of uncontrolled growth andheavycongestion.
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It is considered a good float stream because there's typically not aheavycongestionof boats.
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This means veryheavycongestionand gridlock during most of the day.
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Heavycongestioncan cause pollution above the affected road.
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