Delays on the state’s most crowded roadways grew last year, though they are still below pre-pandemic gridlock levels, according to the latest study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.The institute has conducted the study annually since 2009. This year’s “winner” for most gridlocked stretch is Houston’s West Loop, which held onto the title it garnered the previous year.Rounding out the top five of roadways one might consider avoiding if possible are the Woodall Rogers Freeway in Dallas; Interstate 35 in Austin; and Houston’s Eastex and Southwest Freeways.Researchers say traffic delays cost a ton of money in lost time and wasted ...