2017 Top 100 Truck Bottleneck List

Jan 172017

Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of the Federal Highway Administration’s 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 metrics that generate from ATRI’S ongoing truck bottleneck 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.

For the bottleneck brochure with a list of all 100 locations, click here.
For a description of the research methodology, click here.
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.
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Congestion Ranking	Location Description	State	Average Speed	Peak Average Speed	Non-Peak Average Speed	Non-Peak/ Peak Ratio	Year Over Year Change in Rank
1	Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 (North)	GA	38	26	44	1.72	0
2	Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR 4	NJ	35	27	38	1.41	Up 1
3	Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-90/I-94	IL	27	22	28	1.26	Down 1
4	Louisville, KY: I-65 at I-64/I-71	KY	39	32	43	1.36	0
5	Cincinnati, OH: I-71 at I-75	OH	46	38	49	1.28	Up 2
6	Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 at SR 57	CA	43	35	46	1.31	Up 3
7	Auburn, WA: SR 18 at SR 167	WA	45	39	48	1.24	Up 10
8	Houston, TX: I-45 at US 59	TX	36	26	40	1.55	0
9	Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-285 (North)	GA	44	33	49	1.52	Up 3
10	Seattle, WA: I-5 at I-90	WA	35	27	39	1.43	Up 4
11	Houston, TX: I-10 at I-45	TX	42	31	46	1.48	Down 5
12	Dallas, TX: I-45 at I-30	TX	38	27	43	1.59	Down 1
13	Houston, TX: I-10 at US 59	TX	42	31	48	1.57	Down 3
14	Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (West)	GA	47	41	49	1.20	Up 12
15	Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (North)	IL	32	18	39	2.16	0
16	Tacoma, WA: I-5 at I-705/SR 16	WA	46	41	48	1.17	Up 16
17	Los Angeles, CA: I-710 at I-105	CA	43	32	48	1.49	Up 1
18	Federal Way, WA: SR 18 at I-5	WA	48	40	52	1.30	Up 15
19	Baton Rouge, LA: I-10 at I-110	LA	40	32	44	1.38	0
20	Nashville, TN: I-24 at I-440 (North)	TN	45	34	51	1.47	Up 10
21	Seattle, WA: I-90 at I-405	WA	40	31	45	1.46	Up 1
22	Houston, TX: I-610 at US 290	TX	42	32	46	1.43	Down 17
23	St. Louis, MO: I-70 at I-64 (West)	MO	44	41	45	1.10	Down 10
24	Hartford, CT: I-84 at I-91	CT	46	36	51	1.42	Down 4
25	Houston, TX: I-45 at I-610 (North)	TX	46	35	50	1.44	Down 4
26	San Bernardino, CA: I-10 at I-15	CA	47	40	50	1.26	Up 10
27	Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (South)	IL	44	36	47	1.31	Up 10
28	Austin, TX: I-35	TX	31	18	37	2.00	Down 12
29	Nashville, TN: I-65 at I-24	TN	45	38	47	1.24	Up 5
30	Denver, CO: I-70 at I-25	CO	44	37	47	1.27	Down 5
31	Port Huron, MI: I-94 at I-69	MI	37	38	36	0.96	Up 23
32	Memphis, TN: I-40 at I-240 (East)	TN	42	36	45	1.26	Up 17
33	Houston, TX: I-10 at I-610 (West)	TX	46	37	50	1.36	Down 6
34	Indianapolis, IN: I-65 at I-70 (North)	IN	50	45	52	1.16	Down 10
35	Cincinnati, OH: I-75 at I-74	OH	45	37	49	1.30	Down 12
36	Vancouver, WA: I-5 at Columbia River	WA	42	35	44	1.27	Up 3
37	Brooklyn, NY: I-278 at Belt Parkway	NY	36	31	38	1.24	Up 1
38	Indianapolis, IN: I-65 at I-70 (South)	IN	50	46	52	1.12	Down 10
39	Corona, CA: I-15 at SR 91	CA	40	29	45	1.53	Up 4
40	Phoenix, AZ: I-17 at I-10	AZ	49	39	53	1.37	Up 17
41	Portland, OR: I-5 at I-84	OR	35	26	39	1.48	Up 5
42	Detroit, MI: I-94 at I-75	MI	44	37	48	1.31	Down 2
43	Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (East)	GA	50	42	53	1.25	Up 9
44	Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-676	PA	34	28	36	1.29	Down 9
45	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-94	MN	39	30	44	1.49	Down 4
46	Oakland, CA: I-880 at I-238	CA	44	35	48	1.37	Up 4
47	Norwalk, CT: I-95	CT	45	38	47	1.22	Down 16
48	Nashville, TN: I-40 at I-65 (East)	TN	44	34	49	1.46	Up 14
49	Ft. Worth, TX: I-35W at I-30	TX	45	37	49	1.32	Up 2
50	Dayton, OH: I-75 at US 35	OH	45	39	48	1.25	Down 8
51	Milwaukee, WI: I-94 at I-894	WI	45	37	49	1.33	Down 22
52	Oakland, CA: I-80 at I-580/I-880	CA	33	23	39	1.74	Down 5
53	Los Angeles, CA: I-110 at I-105	CA	41	32	46	1.45	Up 8
54	Denver, CO: I-25 at I-76	CO	49	42	52	1.24	Up 5
55	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-494	MN	49	41	53	1.28	Down 11
56	Kansas City, MO: I-70 at I-670 at US 71	MO	50	46	51	1.10	Down 3
57	New Haven, CT: I-95 at I-91	CT	44	35	48	1.35	Down 9
58	Stamford, CT: I-95	CT	45	33	49	1.47	Up 2
59	Houston, TX: I-610 at US 59 (West)	TX	40	30	45	1.47	Down 4
60	Dallas, TX: US 75 at I-635	TX	48	36	53	1.44	Up 10
61	Pittsburgh, PA: I-70 at I-79 (West)	PA	51	49	51	1.04	Up 83
62	Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-75/I-85	GA	42	32	46	1.47	Up 3
63	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY: I-90 at I-290	NY	46	41	48	1.16	0
64	Washington, D.C.: I-95 at I-495 (North)	DC	47	34	52	1.50	Down 6
65	Houston, TX: I-45 at Sam Houston Tollway (North)	TX	49	39	54	1.36	Down 1
66	Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-675	GA	50	46	52	1.13	Up 20
67	Columbus, OH: I-71 at I-70	OH	48	40	51	1.26	0
68	Waterbury, CT: I-84 at SR 8	CT	45	41	47	1.15	Up 19
69	Providence, RI: I-95 at I-195	RI	43	33	47	1.46	Up 21
70	Detroit, MI: I-75 at I-696	MI	46	36	52	1.43	Down 4
71	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-694	MN	48	40	53	1.34	Up 5
72	Boston, MA: I-95 at I-93 (North)	MA	46	36	50	1.40	Down 4
73	Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-85	GA	39	26	45	1.69	Up 8
74	Lynnwood, WA: I-5 at I-405	WA	49	41	53	1.32	Up 1
75	Tacoma, WA: I-5 at SR 512	WA	52	49	53	1.09	Up 18
76	Charter Oak Bridge, CT: I-91	CT	51	45	53	1.18	Up 8
77	Bridgeport, CT: I-95 at RT 8	CT	50	43	53	1.23	0
78	Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-476	PA	47	39	51	1.32	Down 7
79	Birmingham, AL: I-65 at I-20	AL	52	47	54	1.14	Down 5
80	Boston, MA: I-93 at SR 3	MA	40	26	47	1.76	Up 2
81	Baltimore, MD: I-95 at I-695 (South)	MD	51	44	53	1.20	Down 9
82	Houston, TX: I-45 at I-610 (South)	TX	46	36	51	1.43	Down 26
83	Tampa , FL: I-4 at I-275	FL	41	30	47	1.56	Down 14
84	Cincinnati, OH: I-75/I-71 at I-275	OH	52	46	55	1.20	Up 20
85	Charlotte, NC: I-77 at I-485 (South)	NC	53	48	55	1.15	Up 11
86	Washington, DC: I-495 at I-270 (East)	DC	45	31	51	1.65	Up 3
87	Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35E at I-94	MN	43	34	47	1.39	Down 2
88	Houston, TX: I-10 at I-610 (East )	TX	53	48	55	1.14	Down 8
89	Baltimore, MD: I-95 at I-395	MD	47	42	49	1.17	Down 10
90	Manhasset, NY: I-495 at Shelter Rock Road	NY	44	36	48	1.32	Down 2
91	Charlotte, NC: I-77 near Lake Norman	NC	45	34	51	1.51	Up 12
92	Elmsford, NY: I-287 at I-87	NY	47	41	49	1.21	Up 3
93	Rye, NY: I-95 at I-287	NY	53	50	53	1.07	Up 7
94	Jacksonville, FL: I-10 at I-95	FL	46	38	51	1.36	0
95	Everett, WA: I-5 at US 2	WA	49	42	52	1.23	Down 4
96	Pittsburgh, PA: I-70 at I-79 (East)	PA	53	52	53	1.01	Up 24
97	Camden, NJ: I-76 at I-676	NJ	46	42	47	1.11	Down 14
98	Las Vegas, NV: I-15 at I-515	NV	48	42	52	1.26	Up 4
99	Charleston, SC: I-26 at I-526	SC	47	40	51	1.29	0
100	Indianapolis, IN: I-465 at I-69	IN	53	47	55	1.16	Down 8