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[q]Atlanta claims two of nation's worst traffic bottlenecks
LESLIE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Atlanta has two of the nation's top 10 worst highway traffic bottlenecks, according to a study by American Highway Users Alliance.
The figures for a study released Thursday show the number of major U.S. traffic chokepoints - places where highways cannot handle all the cars - rose 40 percent over five years.
Atlanta's Brookwood Interchange - I-75 at I-85 interchange - ranked sixth in the list. The interchange handles 259,128 cars daily and is responsible for 21,045,000 annual hours of delay.
Atlanta's Spaghetti Junction - I-85 at I-285 - ranks 10th on the list with 17,072,000 annual hours of delay.
Atlanta also claimed the 17th-worst bottleneck - the I-285 and I-75 interchange. The interchange north of Atlanta is responsible for 14,333,000 annual hours of delay.
Overall nationally, there were 233 major bottlenecks in 2002, compared with 167 in 1997, said the study by Cambridge Systematics Inc., a Cambridge, Mass., company that specializes in transportation planning. The report also said seven of the 18 previous top chokepoints had disappeared as a result of construction projects.
The report was commissioned by the American Highway Users Alliance, a group that is lobbying Congress this year for a bigger highway-mass transit bill than President Bush wants. The current six-year highway spending bill expires at the end of this month.
The worst bottleneck in the nation is the Ventura Freeway at Interstate 405 in Los Angeles, where California highway officials estimate traffic is jammed for nearly five hours every weekday afternoon. Four of the 10 worst bottlenecks are in the Los Angeles area.
Behind the Ventura Freeway, the worst bottlenecks were the Interstate 610 West-Interstate 10 interchange in Houston; Chicago's I-90/94-I-290 interchange; the I-10 interchange with state roads 51 and 202 in Phoenix; and the San Diego Freeway-I-10 interchange in Los Angeles.
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American Highway Users Alliance: http://www.highways.org
Documents with state-by-state listings are available at: http://wid.ap.org/documents/btlnck.pdf
Traffic bottlenecks at a glance
The 24 worst highway bottlenecks, followed by the number of vehicles handled daily and annual hours of delay, according to a study by American Highway Users Alliance.
Los Angeles - Ventura Freeway US-101 at I-405 interchange; 318,000 cars; 27,144,000 hours.
Houston - I-610 at I-10 interchange; 295,000 cars; 25,181,000 hours.
Chicago - I-90/94 at I-290 "Circle Interchange;" 293,671 cars; 25,068,000 hours.
Phoenix - I-10 at SR-51/202 "Mini-Stack" interchange; 280,800 cars; 22,805,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-405 at I-10 interchange; 296,000 cars; 22,792,000 hours.
Atlanta - I-75 at I-85 interchange; 259,128 cars; 21,045,000 hours.
Washington, D.C. - I-495 at I-270 interchange; 243,425 cars; 19,429,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-10 at I-5 interchange; 318,500 cars; 18,606,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-405 at I-605 interchange; 318,000 cars; 18,606,000 hours.
Atlanta - I-285 at I-85 "Spaghetti Junction" interchange; 266,000 cars; 17,072,000 hours.
Chicago - I-94 at I-90 interchange; 260,403 cars; 16,713,000 hours.
Phoenix - I-17 at I-10 "the Stack" interchange to Cactus Road; 208,000 cars; 16,310,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-5 at SR-22/57 "Orange Crush" interchange; 308,000 cars; 16,304,000 hours.
Providence, R.I. - I-95 at I-195 interchange; 256,000 cars; 15,340,000 hours.
Washington, D.C. - I-495 at I-95 interchange; 185,125 cars; 15,035,000 hours.
Tampa, Fla. - I-275 at I-4 "Malfunction Junction" interchange; 201,500 cars; 14,371,000 hours.
Atlanta - I-285 and I-75 interchange; 239,193 cars; 14,333,000 hours.
Seattle - I-5 and I-90 interchange; 301,112 cars; 14,306,000 hours.
Chicago - I-290 Eisenhower Expressway between exits 17b and 23a; 200,441 cars; 14,009,000 hours.
Houston - I-45 Gulf Freeway at US-59 interchange; 250,299 cars; 13,944,000 hours.
San Jose, Calif. - US-101 at I-880 interchange; 244,000 cars; 12,249,000 hours.
Las Vegas - US-95 at I-15 "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange; 190,600 cars; 11,152,000 hours.
San Diego - I-805 at I-15 interchange; 238,000 cars; 10,992,000 hours.
Cincinnati - I-75 from Ohio River Bridge to I-71 interchange; 136,013 cars; 10,088,000 hours.[/q]
[q]Atlanta claims two of nation's worst traffic bottlenecks
LESLIE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Atlanta has two of the nation's top 10 worst highway traffic bottlenecks, according to a study by American Highway Users Alliance.
The figures for a study released Thursday show the number of major U.S. traffic chokepoints - places where highways cannot handle all the cars - rose 40 percent over five years.
Atlanta's Brookwood Interchange - I-75 at I-85 interchange - ranked sixth in the list. The interchange handles 259,128 cars daily and is responsible for 21,045,000 annual hours of delay.
Atlanta's Spaghetti Junction - I-85 at I-285 - ranks 10th on the list with 17,072,000 annual hours of delay.
Atlanta also claimed the 17th-worst bottleneck - the I-285 and I-75 interchange. The interchange north of Atlanta is responsible for 14,333,000 annual hours of delay.
Overall nationally, there were 233 major bottlenecks in 2002, compared with 167 in 1997, said the study by Cambridge Systematics Inc., a Cambridge, Mass., company that specializes in transportation planning. The report also said seven of the 18 previous top chokepoints had disappeared as a result of construction projects.
The report was commissioned by the American Highway Users Alliance, a group that is lobbying Congress this year for a bigger highway-mass transit bill than President Bush wants. The current six-year highway spending bill expires at the end of this month.
The worst bottleneck in the nation is the Ventura Freeway at Interstate 405 in Los Angeles, where California highway officials estimate traffic is jammed for nearly five hours every weekday afternoon. Four of the 10 worst bottlenecks are in the Los Angeles area.
Behind the Ventura Freeway, the worst bottlenecks were the Interstate 610 West-Interstate 10 interchange in Houston; Chicago's I-90/94-I-290 interchange; the I-10 interchange with state roads 51 and 202 in Phoenix; and the San Diego Freeway-I-10 interchange in Los Angeles.
ON THE NET
American Highway Users Alliance: http://www.highways.org
Documents with state-by-state listings are available at: http://wid.ap.org/documents/btlnck.pdf
Traffic bottlenecks at a glance
The 24 worst highway bottlenecks, followed by the number of vehicles handled daily and annual hours of delay, according to a study by American Highway Users Alliance.
Los Angeles - Ventura Freeway US-101 at I-405 interchange; 318,000 cars; 27,144,000 hours.
Houston - I-610 at I-10 interchange; 295,000 cars; 25,181,000 hours.
Chicago - I-90/94 at I-290 "Circle Interchange;" 293,671 cars; 25,068,000 hours.
Phoenix - I-10 at SR-51/202 "Mini-Stack" interchange; 280,800 cars; 22,805,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-405 at I-10 interchange; 296,000 cars; 22,792,000 hours.
Atlanta - I-75 at I-85 interchange; 259,128 cars; 21,045,000 hours.
Washington, D.C. - I-495 at I-270 interchange; 243,425 cars; 19,429,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-10 at I-5 interchange; 318,500 cars; 18,606,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-405 at I-605 interchange; 318,000 cars; 18,606,000 hours.
Atlanta - I-285 at I-85 "Spaghetti Junction" interchange; 266,000 cars; 17,072,000 hours.
Chicago - I-94 at I-90 interchange; 260,403 cars; 16,713,000 hours.
Phoenix - I-17 at I-10 "the Stack" interchange to Cactus Road; 208,000 cars; 16,310,000 hours.
Los Angeles - I-5 at SR-22/57 "Orange Crush" interchange; 308,000 cars; 16,304,000 hours.
Providence, R.I. - I-95 at I-195 interchange; 256,000 cars; 15,340,000 hours.
Washington, D.C. - I-495 at I-95 interchange; 185,125 cars; 15,035,000 hours.
Tampa, Fla. - I-275 at I-4 "Malfunction Junction" interchange; 201,500 cars; 14,371,000 hours.
Atlanta - I-285 and I-75 interchange; 239,193 cars; 14,333,000 hours.
Seattle - I-5 and I-90 interchange; 301,112 cars; 14,306,000 hours.
Chicago - I-290 Eisenhower Expressway between exits 17b and 23a; 200,441 cars; 14,009,000 hours.
Houston - I-45 Gulf Freeway at US-59 interchange; 250,299 cars; 13,944,000 hours.
San Jose, Calif. - US-101 at I-880 interchange; 244,000 cars; 12,249,000 hours.
Las Vegas - US-95 at I-15 "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange; 190,600 cars; 11,152,000 hours.
San Diego - I-805 at I-15 interchange; 238,000 cars; 10,992,000 hours.
Cincinnati - I-75 from Ohio River Bridge to I-71 interchange; 136,013 cars; 10,088,000 hours.[/q]