Planning a road trip this summer but want to stay clear of gridlock and traffic jams? Well, the United States Federal Highway Administration recently released a report entitled, An Initial Assessment of Freight Bottlenecks on Highways that should help out.
One of their handy charts ranks The Worst Physical Bottlenecks in the United States according to the annual hours of delay experienced at each of the measured locations.
I can’t tell you how overjoyed I was to discover that my home town of Los Angeles claims four of the top ten bottlenecks.
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Rank
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City
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Location
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Annual Hours
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1
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Los Angeles
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U.S. 101 (Ventura Freeway) at I-405
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27,144
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2
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Houston
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I-610 at I-10 Interchange (West)
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25,181
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3
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Chicago
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I-90/94 at I-290 Interchange
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25,068
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4
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Phoenix
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I-10 at SR 51/SR 202 Interchange
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22,805
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5
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Los Angeles
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I-405 (San Diego Freeway) at I-10
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22,792
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6
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Atlanta
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I-75 south of the I-85 Interchange
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21,045
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7
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Washington
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I-495 at I-270 Interchange
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19,429
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8
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Los Angeles
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I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway) at I-5
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18,606
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9
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Los Angeles
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I-405 (San Diego Freeway) at I-605
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18,606
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10
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Atlanta
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I-285 at I-85 Interchange
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17,072
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