Harris and Dallas counties have the dubious honor of claiming the most spots in the state's latest list of the 100 most congested roadways in Texas.
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has compiled the list, which was released Friday, for the Texas Department of Transportation annually since 2010. TTI officials said this report is the most accurate yet, incorporating more complete data of traffic and vehicle speeds across the state.
Texas' most populated county, Harris County, has 38 road segments on the list, followed by Dallas County with 20, Tarrant County with 13, Travis County with 12 and Bexar County with seven.
The table below shows the state's 100 most congested road segments based on annual average hours of delay per mile. "Peak period average speed" shows the average speed recorded during the rush hour periods of 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. "Average uncongested speed" presents the average speed recorded during light traffic conditions, usually overnight.
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Comments (3)
Jay Trainor
Do we want to keep electing officials that are unwilling to fix this mess?
Even when times were good, our Texas elected officials have been unwilling to fund road projects. They are too worried about the next election. Instead, they ought to be thinking of the physical and mental stress they put on families who are tortured each weekday to get to places of employment.
Texas is good at enticing businesses to move here but short on giving a hoot about the lowly worker conditions. State officials are big on talk about family values but short on making Texas a family friendly environment.
Get out and vote for change in November. We don't need more of the same.
Fred Talmadge
I live in Austin county and everytime I travel into Houston it reminds me why I chose to live in the sticks.
Tommy Ashley
Toll roads are built because politicians won't raise the gasoline and other taxes. Raise the taxes and lose the next election. People mostly hate toll roads but they are all that keeps traffic moving..