Congestion Impact Analysis of Freight Significant Highway Locations – 2015

Nov 182015

Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of the Freight Performance Measures (FPM) initiative, a program that maintains and monitors a series of performance measures related to the nation’s truck-based freight transportation system. The measures resulting from this ongoing analysis quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at 250 specific locations. The information provided through this effort can empower decision-making in both the private and public sectors by allowing stakeholders to better understand the severity of congestion and mobility constraints on the U.S. highway transportation system. This is of particular importance as the nation weighs the needs and resources available for transportation funding. On a state and local level, this research can inform local investment decisions that can directly improve supply chain efficiency. This “bottleneck” analysis incorporates and synthesizes several unique components, including a massive database of truck GPS data at freight-significant locations throughout the United States (U.S.), and an algorithm that quantifies the impact of congestion on truck-based freight. Since its inception, the monitored list has grown to 250 freight-significant locations. In addition, the annual reports provide a chronological repository of mobility profiles, whereby congestion changes can be assessed over time. This, in turn, allows transportation analysts and planners to conduct performance benchmarking and identification of influential factors contributing to congestion and the requisite consequences on truck-freight mobility.

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The top 100 congestion profiles are listed in rank-order by congestion level in the table below. You may view a location by clicking a location hyperlink. You may also sort any column by clicking header in that column.

Congestion Ranking	Location Description	State	Average Speed	Peak Average Speed	Nonpeak Average Speed	Nonpeak/Peak Ratio
1	Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 (North)	GA	40	28	47	1.68
2	Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-90/I-94	IL	27	21	29	1.38
3	Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR 4	NJ	36	29	39	1.33
4	Louisville, KY: I-65 at I-64/I-71	KY	44	38	47	1.24
5	Houston, TX: I-610 at US 290	TX	38	29	43	1.51
6	Houston, TX: I-10 at I-45	TX	42	32	47	1.48
7	Cincinnati, OH: I-71 at I-75	OH	47	40	50	1.23
8	Houston, TX: I-45 at US 59	TX	39	28	44	1.54
9	Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 at SR 57	CA	45	38	48	1.28
10	Houston, TX: I-10 at US 59	TX	43	32	50	1.57
11	Dallas, TX: I-45 at I-30	TX	39	28	44	1.55
12	Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-285 (North)	GA	46	35	51	1.46
13	St. Louis, MO: I-70 at I-64 (West)	MO	42	38	44	1.15
14	Seattle, WA: I-5 at I-90	WA	35	26	40	1.54
15	Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (North)	IL	32	18	40	2.25
16	Austin, TX: I-35	TX	33	21	40	1.90
17	Auburn, WA: SR 18 at SR 167	WA	46	39	50	1.29
18	Los Angeles, CA: I-710 at I-105	CA	44	34	49	1.42
19	Baton Rouge, LA: I-10 at I-110	LA	42	35	46	1.34
20	Hartford, CT: I-84 at I-91	CT	46	37	50	1.36
21	Houston, TX: I-45 at I-610 (North)	TX	46	36	51	1.43
22	Seattle, WA: I-90 at I-405	WA	39	29	45	1.58
23	Cincinnati, OH: I-75 at I-74	OH	45	40	48	1.20
24	Indianapolis, IN: I-65 at I-70 (North)	IN	50	45	52	1.16
25	Denver, CO: I-70 at I-25	CO	45	39	49	1.26
26	Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (West)	GA	49	44	52	1.18
27	Houston, TX: I-10 at I-610 (West)	TX	48	39	51	1.30
28	Indianapolis, IN: I-65 at I-70 (South)	IN	50	46	52	1.11
29	Milwaukee, WI: I-94 at I-894	WI	44	34	49	1.42
30	Nashville, TN: I-24 at I-440 (North)	TN	48	38	53	1.40
31	Norwalk, CT: I-95	CT	41	36	42	1.18
32	Tacoma, WA: I-5 at I-705/SR 16	WA	47	41	50	1.24
33	Federal Way, WA: SR 18 at I-5	WA	50	43	53	1.26
34	Nashville, TN: I-65 at I-24	TN	47	41	50	1.22
35	Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-676	PA	35	28	38	1.34
36	San Bernardino, CA: I-10 at I-15	CA	49	43	52	1.21
37	Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (South)	IL	46	39	49	1.27
38	Brooklyn, NY: I-278 at Belt Parkway	NY	39	34	41	1.21
39	Vancouver, WA: I-5 at Columbia River	WA	43	37	45	1.21
40	Detroit, MI: I-94 at I-75	MI	45	37	49	1.32
41	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-94	MN	40	31	45	1.47
42	Dayton, OH: I-75 at US 35	OH	45	39	48	1.24
43	Corona, CA: I-15 at SR 91	CA	43	32	47	1.50
44	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-494	MN	49	41	52	1.29
45	Gary, IN: I-65 at I-80	IN	53	51	53	1.03
46	Portland, OR: I-5 at I-84	OR	37	29	41	1.39
47	Oakland, CA: I-80 at I-580/I-880	CA	34	22	41	1.86
48	New Haven, CT: I-95 at I-91	CT	44	38	46	1.21
49	Memphis, TN: I-40 at I-240 (East)	TN	47	41	50	1.22
50	Oakland, CA: I-880 at I-238	CA	45	37	50	1.35
51	Ft. Worth, TX: I-35W at I-30	TX	47	40	50	1.25
52	Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (East)	GA	51	45	54	1.19
53	Kansas City, MO: I-70 at I-670 at US 71	MO	50	47	51	1.08
54	Port Huron, MI: I-94 at I-69	MI	42	43	42	0.97
55	Houston, TX: I-610 at US 59 (West)	TX	42	32	46	1.43
56	Houston, TX: I-45 at I-610 (South)	TX	45	35	51	1.46
57	Phoenix, AZ: I-17 at I-10	AZ	51	42	54	1.29
58	Washington, D.C.: I-95 at I-495 (North)	DC	48	36	53	1.45
59	Denver, CO: I-25 at I-76	CO	50	44	53	1.20
60	Stamford, CT: I-95	CT	46	36	49	1.37
61	Los Angeles, CA: I-110 at I-105	CA	43	34	47	1.36
62	Nashville, TN: I-40 at I-65 (East)	TN	47	38	51	1.35
63	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY: I-90 at I-290	NY	47	42	49	1.16
64	Houston, TX: I-45 at Sam Houston Tollway (North)	TX	49	40	54	1.33
65	Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-75/I-85	GA	43	32	48	1.53
66	Detroit, MI: I-75 at I-696	MI	46	37	52	1.41
67	Columbus, OH: I-71 at I-70	OH	49	42	51	1.23
68	Boston, MA: I-95 at I-93 (North)	MA	46	36	50	1.38
69	Tampa, FL: I-4 at I-275	FL	41	32	46	1.46
70	Dallas, TX: US 75 at I-635	TX	49	39	54	1.38
71	Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-476	PA	48	39	51	1.31
72	Baltimore, MD: I-95 at I-695 (South)	MD	51	46	53	1.15
73	Parsippany , NJ: I-80 at I-287	NJ	50	43	53	1.24
74	Birmingham, AL: I-65 at I-20	AL	52	48	54	1.13
75	Lynnwood, WA: I-5 at I-405	WA	48	38	53	1.39
76	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-694	MN	49	40	54	1.33
77	Bridgeport, CT: I-95 at RT 8	CT	50	41	54	1.30
78	Portland, OR: I-5 at I-205 (South)	OR	51	45	54	1.20
79	Baltimore, MD: I-95 at I-395	MD	47	44	49	1.11
80	Houston, TX: I-10 at I-610 (East)	TX	53	49	54	1.12
81	Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-85	GA	42	29	47	1.64
82	Boston, MA: I-93 at SR 3	MA	40	27	47	1.74
83	Camden, NJ: I-76 at I-676	NJ	45	43	46	1.08
84	Charter Oak Bridge, CT: I-91	CT	52	47	54	1.14
85	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35E at I-94	MN	43	34	48	1.40
86	Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-675	GA	52	47	54	1.15
87	Waterbury, CT: I-84 at SR 8	CT	48	42	51	1.21
88	Manhasset, NY: I-495 at Shelter Rock Road	NY	44	36	47	1.30
89	Washington, DC: I-495 at I-270 (East)	DC	47	34	52	1.55
90	Providence, RI: I-95 at I-195	RI	44	36	48	1.31
91	Everett, WA: I-5 at US 2	WA	50	44	53	1.20
92	Indianapolis, IN: I-465 at I-69	IN	53	48	55	1.14
93	Tacoma, WA: I-5 at SR 512	WA	52	49	54	1.10
94	Jacksonville, FL: I-10 at I-95	FL	48	41	52	1.27
95	Elmsford, NY: I-287 at I-87	NY	49	41	51	1.24
96	Charlotte, NC: I-77 at I-485 (South)	NC	53	50	55	1.10
97	Morristown, NJ: I-287 at SR 24	NJ	50	42	54	1.29
98	Chicago, IL: I-80 at I-94	IL	54	53	55	1.03
99	Charleston, SC: I-26 at I-526	SC	48	41	52	1.26
100	Rye, NY: I-95 at I-287	NY	53	51	54	1.07