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Read research on the worst traffic hotspots in the 25 most congested U.S. cities, powered by INRIX Roadway Analytics

INRIX analyzed and ranked more than 100,000 traffic hotspots in the 25 most congested U.S. cities. The economic cost of hotspots was also calculated in terms of lost time, wasted fuel and carbon emissions over the next decade.

Insights from the US Traffic Hotspot Study include:

  • New York had more traffic hotspots than any other city, costing drivers $64 billion by 2026
  • Los Angeles, which tops the overall INRIX ranking, has 10 of the 25 worst traffic hotspots in America, costing L.A. drivers an estimated $91 billion over the next 10 years
  • I-95 in Washington D.C. was the worst overall traffic hotspot, which caused 1,384 traffic jams, stretched 6.4 miles and lasted 33 minutes on average
  • Research shows initiatives like the Illinois Tollway congestion relief project on I-90 is proving successful at increasing speeds

Bob Pishue, Senior Economist at INRIX, discusses the findings in the study further, which you can read in his blog.

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Bob Pishue, Senior Economist at INRIX

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INRIX Research uses proprietary big data and expertise to make the movement of people and goods more efficient, safe and convenient.

We achieve this by leveraging 500 Terabytes of INRIX data from 300 million different sources covering over 5 million miles of road, and combining it with our other data sources including global parking, fuel, point of interest, public transport, and road weather information. Together, our data provides a rich and fertile picture of urban mobility that enables us to produce valuable and actionable insights for policy makers, transport professionals, automakers and drivers.

The INRIX Research team has researchers in Europe and North America and is comprised of economists, transportation policy specialists and data scientists, with a mix of research backgrounds from academia, think tanks and commercial research and development groups.

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