This may not be available in your country / city, but I use a different app for traffic.
Colorado provides a website / app (cotrip planner) that I use for traffic. They get Waze data and have TONS of cameras to view road conditions, traffic etc... It does not provide nav, but does offer up turn by turn.
I look up the traffic on my route just about everywhere I go. Takes less than 10 seconds. Sure, I may not get a notification of something that happens en route, but my experience thus far has been great.
Then, I use organic maps to get a recommended route. Half the time I take the route I know is the best / easiest, but sometimes I follow the guidance of one of these two apps.