Austin offramps two of the worst bottlenecks in the country

From Austin Business Journal, June 17, 2008...

A pair of I-35 exits in Austin are the two worst bottlenecks in the state, according to a recent study.

Kirkland, Wash.-based Inrix, which provides traffic information to MapQuest, Microsoft Corp. and other customers, ranked the nation's 100 most congested cities and 100 worst traffic bottlenecks.

The study ranked exit 235 to Martin Luther King Boulevard and 19th St. the worst in Texas and 62nd worst in the country. The 0.35-mile stretch is congested 34 hours per week, slowing commuters to an average speed of 9.8 miles per hour when congested.

Exit 233, to Riverside Drive, was the state's second-worst and 75th worst in the nation, with vehicles traveling an average of 17.1 miles per hour during 57 congested hours per week.

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