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Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Table 3-15. Largest Improvements in Average Speed for Congested Freight Highway Locations: 2012

Several monitored locations have recorded significant improvements in performance from 2010 to 2011 when looking at averages over 24 hours.

Table 3-15

Table in Excel format

Location Average Speed
(mph)
Peak Period Average Speed
(mph)
Non-Peak Period Average Speed
(mph)
2011 2012 Percent change,
2011 to 2012
2011 2012 Percent change,
2011 to 2012
2011 2012 Percent change,
2011 to 2012
Merrifield, VA: I-495 at I-66 38.87 43.75 12.5 32.26 38.51 19.4 41.09 45.45 10.6
Milwaukee, WI: Mitchell Interchange - 94/894 47.89 53.70 12.1 44.00 51.68 17.5 49.43 54.47 10.2
Spokane, WA: I-90 at SR 195 48.61 54.20 11.5 47.68 54.50 14.3 49.02 54.07 10.3
Louisville, KY: I-65 at I-64/I-71 40.51 44.93 10.9 31.95 39.34 23.1 44.84 47.35 5.6
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY: I-90 at I-290 44.04 47.96 8.9 40.98 44.95 9.7 45.51 49.42 8.6
Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-476 45.02 48.87 8.6 37.57 41.72 11.0 48.26 51.90 7.5
Dayton, OH: I-75 at U.S. 35 Interchange 46.59 49.98 7.3 40.17 47.93 19.3 49.33 50.76 2.9
Los Angeles, CA: I-405 at I-605 45.46 48.48 6.6 36.76 38.73 5.4 50.39 52.76 4.7

Key: mph = miles per hour.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Performance Measurement Program, special tabulation, 2012.

 


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