Report: Austin traffic pales compared with that in Dallas, Houston

Austin Business Journal

Is it possible that Austin‘s traffic isn’t quite as bad as it seems?

A new list of the top 100 most congested roadways in the state from the Texas Department of Transportation puts I-35 through downtown Austin at 26th on the list, way behind interstates and highways through Dallas and Houston and even San Antonio.

MoPac between US Highway 290 and US Highway 183 ranks 44th on the list and US183 from Mopac to I-35 ranks 49th.

The rankings were compiled using hours of delay per mile and the annual cost of delays per mile. According to the report, I-35 from Ben White to U.S. 183 costs drivers $3.1 million per mile per year.

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via Austin Business Journal

Tags: Austin, cost of delays per mile, Dallas, hours of delay per mile, Houston, I-35, MoPac, roadways, San Antonio, Texas, traffic, TxDOT, US Highway 183, US Highway 290

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