Congestions rarely occur even in the urban district of Yawata City; in contrast its neighbor city, Hirakata City is noted that there are no roads to speak of between the Kyoto and Osaka region.
隣市の枚方市が｢京阪間にろくな道無し」と言われるのに対して、八幡市では市街地においても大きな渋滞が発生することは少ない。