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4 October 2000
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10 Worst 'Choke Points' for U.S. Commuters

The American Automobile Association a name synonymous with emergency road service for their members and a promoter of traffic safety has released a list of the worst commuting "choke points" on the nation's highways. Reported in USA Today they are:

BostonInterstate 93 North and SouthBuilt in 1950 to carry 90,000 cars a day it overflows with 190,000 cars a day with 6-8 hours of stop and go traffic each day.
ChicagoInterstate 88 at the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290).When 34,000 cars from I-88 merge with 43,000 cars from I-290 the road goes to a single lane and a 20-minute trip can take more than an hour.
DallasInterstate 35 at Interstate 30 known as "Mix Master" These highways struggle to handle the merging of 200,000 cars a day.
HoustonU.S. 59 at the 620 Loop.With only one lane to exit off 59 to the 610 loops the 330,000 cars can stop-and-go for up to 5 or 6 hours each day.
Los AngelesInterstates 5, 10, 60 and 101.566,000 cars travel through this intersection daily causing drivers to create a bottleneck that extends for miles as they change lanes to make their connection.
MinneapolisInterstate 35W and Minnesota Trunk Highway 62 (southern portion).169,979 vehicles each day cope with delays that are estimated at 7.4 million hours per year.
New OrleansInterstates 10 and 610 eastbound.Every morning traffic backs up as cars heading to New Orleans are squeezed into two lanes before opening up.
New York CityGowanis Expressway - Interstate 278.The major route connecting Manhattan Brooklyn Queens and Long Island experiences delays of 6 or more hours a day between Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and the Belt Parkway.
SeattleInterstate 5 and Interstate 90 interchange.A daily traffic count of 260, 000 cars with an accident rate of 5.6 accidents per 1 million vehicles.
Washington DC areaAt Interstates 495, 395 and 95 - Springfield, VA - known as the "Mixing Bowl".Metro DC traffic 400,000 cars a day converge in this area resulting in 179 crashes in a two-year period. Construction expected to last 8 years is now underway.
Pat Rioux


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