Subtitle: Tell me Something I Don't Already Know
The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel has earned the dubious distinction as the 5th most congested traffic corridor in the country, only ranking behind roadways in two much larger urban areas, New York City and Atlanta.
The Texas Transportation Institute, an agency of Texas A&M University, identified 328 traffic corridors that were at least three miles long and had at least 10 hours of traffic congestion per week. Those 328 corridors represent only six percent of the nation's freeways but account for more than one-third of the traffic backups in the country.
The researchers found it takes five-times longer to get through the HRBT at rush hour than at off-peak hours.
As I have detailed previously, working early morning radio has its disadvantages, such as the early bedtimes and early alarm times, most of which are outweighed by the advantages. One of those advantages is that I don't have to deal with rush hour traffic. I am reminded of that fact every time I'm on ESPN Radio 94.1 reporting on a five-mile backup at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.
Links:
The report from the Texas Transportation Institute
Pilotonline.com's report
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