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Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Table 3-13. Largest Improvements in Average Speed for Congested Freight Highway Locations: 2011

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

Table in Excel format

Location Average Speed
(mph)
Peak Period Average Speed
(mph)
Non-Peak Period Average Speed
(mph)
2010 2011 Percent change, 2010 to 2011 2010 2011 Percent change, 2010 to 2011 2010 2011 Percent change, 2010 to 2011
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN: I-35 W at 62 E-W 40.70 50.13 23.2 33.24 42.76 28.7 44.27 53.83 21.6
Houston, TX: I-10 at US 59 41.01 48.85 19.1 31.02 40.23 29.7 46.41 53.10 14.4
Houston, TX: I-10 at I-45 41.28 47.58 15.3 32.18 40.20 24.9 45.51 50.86 11.7
Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-355 47.66 54.12 13.5 43.17 52.01 20.5 49.48 54.95 11.0
Kansas City, MO: I-70 at I-670 at US71 43.70 48.36 10.7 42.33 46.98 11.0 44.20 48.88 10.6

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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