HIGH WAITS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS

The latest annual report on congestion from the Texas Transportation Institute said the time spent stuck in traffic in Indianapolis, Indiana, rose 225% in 5 years to 52 hours a year, well over the 29% national average increase. Drivers in Los Angeles, California, waste 82 hours a year in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Commuters in San Jose, California, however, actually saw their time on the road decrease, while drivers in the San Francisco/Oakland, California, area; Hartford-Middleton, Connecticut; Brownsville, Texas; and Honolulu, Hawaii saw no change in their delays. Drivers in the 35 most-congested areas of the country on average waste four extra tanks of gas each year waiting in traffic.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Fuel consumption; Highways; Peak hour traffic; Time; Traffic congestion; Traffic delays
• Geographic Terms: Brownsville (Texas); Hartford (Connecticut); Honolulu (Hawaii); Indianapolis (Indiana); Los Angeles (California); San Francisco (California); San Jose (California)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790612
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 2000 12:00AM