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
| 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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