These places listed below are more specific than general City traffic/congestion.
Boston, MA
Interstate 93 north and south
Boston's central artery has been the site of one of the most complex public works projects in history (called the "Big Dig") because it includes the entire elevated pass through downtown. The on-going project is already reaping benefits and small sections have been opened for bus travel. The project will replace a roadway built in the 1950s to carry 90,000 vehicles daily, but it now overflows with more than 200,000 vehicles each day. The project replaces the six-lane elevated highway with an eight-to-10-lane underground expressway directly crossing the Charles River.
Chicago, IL
Interstate 88 at the Eisenhower Expressway
Traffic from the west comes to a halt as 34,000 vehicles from I-88 merge with 43,000 vehicles from the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). The road goes down to a single lane for several hundred yards before opening up to multiple lanes. What should be a 20-minute trip to the city may end up taking well over an hour, especially for buses as they work into the reduced lanes.
Dallas, TX
Interstate 35 at Interstate 30
Known as the "Mix Master" by local drivers, these two highways merge and struggle to carry more than 200,000 vehicles per day from downtown through the steep hills of "The Canyon."
Los Angeles, CA
Interstate I-710 Freeway
This freeway currently carries over 47,000 trucks per day. This is almost equivalent to 15 percent of the nation's total sea-borne cargo volume. The movement of goods to, from and through Southern California will continue to grow as the region's economy and population does. The existing configuration cannot handle current traffic volumes and the anticipated increases will make the heavily congested conditions even worse.
Los Angeles, CA
US 101/405 Interchange
Located in the San Fernando Valley area north of Beverly Hills, this intersection handles traffic headed for downtown Los Angeles from west and north of the city. Traffic congestion lasts for about five hours every weekday afternoon. Alternative routes are strongly suggested
Salt Lake City, UT
Interstate 15 and the SR-92 Interchange
Lakes to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east have funneled explosive traffic growth into this corridor. This interchange connects an existing two-lane highway to the interstate in a rapidly developing area. It is predicted that traffic increase 275 percent in the next five years alone.
Atlanta, GA
Interstate 75 at I-85 Interchange
Known as the "Downtown Connector" the highways combine about three miles north of downtown Atlanta, then pass through midtown and downtown Atlanta heading south. This interchange has one of the highest volumes of highway traffic in the country, carrying more than 340,000 vehicles per day. While the roadway leads to most of the hotels and attractions of the city, through traffic should find other routes. However lanes for multi-passenger vehicles do not continue along the entire route.
New York, NY
G.W. Bridge Exit Ramp for North Bound Major Deegan Expressway
This spiraling ramp is complicated because vehicles including many buses and trucks must weave across two lanes to get to the upper level of the George Washington Bridge. The result is traffic jams on both the Deegan and Cross Bronx expressways. Traffic jams can last from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and in the evenings from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
http://www.busride.com/2005/04/Nation_s_worst_traffic_choke_points_listed.asp
Guess they have a Highway named after me in Dallas and I didn't even know it!
Boston, MA
Interstate 93 north and south
Boston's central artery has been the site of one of the most complex public works projects in history (called the "Big Dig") because it includes the entire elevated pass through downtown. The on-going project is already reaping benefits and small sections have been opened for bus travel. The project will replace a roadway built in the 1950s to carry 90,000 vehicles daily, but it now overflows with more than 200,000 vehicles each day. The project replaces the six-lane elevated highway with an eight-to-10-lane underground expressway directly crossing the Charles River.
Chicago, IL
Interstate 88 at the Eisenhower Expressway
Traffic from the west comes to a halt as 34,000 vehicles from I-88 merge with 43,000 vehicles from the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). The road goes down to a single lane for several hundred yards before opening up to multiple lanes. What should be a 20-minute trip to the city may end up taking well over an hour, especially for buses as they work into the reduced lanes.
Dallas, TX
Interstate 35 at Interstate 30
Known as the "Mix Master" by local drivers, these two highways merge and struggle to carry more than 200,000 vehicles per day from downtown through the steep hills of "The Canyon."
Los Angeles, CA
Interstate I-710 Freeway
This freeway currently carries over 47,000 trucks per day. This is almost equivalent to 15 percent of the nation's total sea-borne cargo volume. The movement of goods to, from and through Southern California will continue to grow as the region's economy and population does. The existing configuration cannot handle current traffic volumes and the anticipated increases will make the heavily congested conditions even worse.
Los Angeles, CA
US 101/405 Interchange
Located in the San Fernando Valley area north of Beverly Hills, this intersection handles traffic headed for downtown Los Angeles from west and north of the city. Traffic congestion lasts for about five hours every weekday afternoon. Alternative routes are strongly suggested
Salt Lake City, UT
Interstate 15 and the SR-92 Interchange
Lakes to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east have funneled explosive traffic growth into this corridor. This interchange connects an existing two-lane highway to the interstate in a rapidly developing area. It is predicted that traffic increase 275 percent in the next five years alone.
Atlanta, GA
Interstate 75 at I-85 Interchange
Known as the "Downtown Connector" the highways combine about three miles north of downtown Atlanta, then pass through midtown and downtown Atlanta heading south. This interchange has one of the highest volumes of highway traffic in the country, carrying more than 340,000 vehicles per day. While the roadway leads to most of the hotels and attractions of the city, through traffic should find other routes. However lanes for multi-passenger vehicles do not continue along the entire route.
New York, NY
G.W. Bridge Exit Ramp for North Bound Major Deegan Expressway
This spiraling ramp is complicated because vehicles including many buses and trucks must weave across two lanes to get to the upper level of the George Washington Bridge. The result is traffic jams on both the Deegan and Cross Bronx expressways. Traffic jams can last from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and in the evenings from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
http://www.busride.com/2005/04/Nation_s_worst_traffic_choke_points_listed.asp
Guess they have a Highway named after me in Dallas and I didn't even know it!
Of the places I've driven...
LA
Boston
Atlanta
Dallas
Tulsa
Denver
San Fran
San Jose
Kansas City
LA
Boston
Atlanta
Dallas
Tulsa
Denver
San Fran
San Jose
Kansas City
easily LA. Sometimes i'm patient and dont mind the traffic, but other times it's really sh!tty and i go crazy
and it's not always the freeway, either... wilshire blvd from santa monica to beverly hills? it's about an 8 mile drive and at certain times it could take at least 2 hours
and it's not always the freeway, either... wilshire blvd from santa monica to beverly hills? it's about an 8 mile drive and at certain times it could take at least 2 hours
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why'd you leave out DC:
Washington, DC Area
I-495 at the I-270 Interchange
Familiar to many motorcoach drivers, this is one of the most congested sections of the Capital Beltway. It crosses through both Maryland and Virginia. I-270 terminates where it meets I-495 and runs northwest to Frederick, MD. Traffic volumes at the I-495 and I-270 interchange are extremely high in both the morning and evening "rush hours." Breakdowns and accidents on this span can have a major impact on the traffic flow in the District of Columbia and both states.
I travel southbound on 270->eastbound 495 in the mornings, and opposite in the evenings. rush hour sucks donkey balls.
I doubt the Chicago thing, there is no realy city in LA! Okay, we have a downtown, but it's tiny, all the traffic is across the suburban sprawl.
why'd you leave out DC:
Washington, DC Area
I-495 at the I-270 Interchange
Familiar to many motorcoach drivers, this is one of the most congested sections of the Capital Beltway. It crosses through both Maryland and Virginia. I-270 terminates where it meets I-495 and runs northwest to Frederick, MD. Traffic volumes at the I-495 and I-270 interchange are extremely high in both the morning and evening "rush hours." Breakdowns and accidents on this span can have a major impact on the traffic flow in the District of Columbia and both states.
I travel southbound on 270->eastbound 495 in the mornings, and opposite in the evenings. rush hour sucks donkey balls.[/quote]
Sorry, Just cut and pasted a page or so worth
Washington, DC Area
I-495 at the I-270 Interchange
Familiar to many motorcoach drivers, this is one of the most congested sections of the Capital Beltway. It crosses through both Maryland and Virginia. I-270 terminates where it meets I-495 and runs northwest to Frederick, MD. Traffic volumes at the I-495 and I-270 interchange are extremely high in both the morning and evening "rush hours." Breakdowns and accidents on this span can have a major impact on the traffic flow in the District of Columbia and both states.
I travel southbound on 270->eastbound 495 in the mornings, and opposite in the evenings. rush hour sucks donkey balls.[/quote]
Sorry, Just cut and pasted a page or so worth
Anyplace with 24/7 carpool lanes must have terrible traffic by default. The vote goes to LA/Orange County... Come on now... it took me 1.5 hours to go from LAX to century city and thats just 11 miles.
meh, i've done this before... doesn't compare to LA... the bridge takes about 30 minutes to cross...
Anaheim. People willing to pay $7.75 for a 10 mile trip on toll lanes to bypass a 6 mile traffic jam between CA-241 and Green River Rd on CA-91.
Agreed. Nowhere else in the world can you be guaranteed a traffic jam ANYTIME you get on the beltway, no matter the day, time, or weather. I refuse to use the highways around here for just about anything.
Houston also has miserable traffic.
I used to run I-85 in Atlanta.
New Orleans post Catrina reminds me of that commute now.
It is taking me 2 hrs to go 30 miles now.
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