Chart of the Day – 7 Most Congested Corridors in Metropolitan Minneapolis – St. Paul

Rank Metro Area Road From To Distance Freeflow Travel Time (min) Worst Peak Period Peak Travel Time (min) Peak Average Speed Peak Delay (min) Total Delay Per Year (hrs) Total Delay Per Year (days) Worst Day Hour Worst Day Hour Travel Time (min) Worst Day Hour Average Speed Worst Day Hour Delay (min)
42 Minneapolis I-94 WB MN-280/Exit 236 I-35W/11th St/Exit 233 4.09 4.3 PM 14.6 16.8 10.3 41.2 1.7 TH 5PM 23.1 10.6 18.7
81 Minneapolis I-35W SB I-94/17th Ave/11th Ave/Exit 17B Diamond Lake Rd/Exit 12B 7.67 8 PM 20.1 22.9 12.1 48.4 2 W 5PM 29.4 15.7 21.4
91 Minneapolis I-694 WB MN-49/Rice St/Exit 45 MN-51/Exit 42 3.88 3.8 PM 10.5 22.2 6.7 26.8 1.1 TH 5PM 17.9 13 14.2
121 Minneapolis MN-62 EB Gleason Rd CR-32/Penn Ave 4.55 4.7 PM 11.4 24 6.7 26.7 1.1 TH 5PM 17.5 15.6 12.9
127 Minneapolis I-494 WB 24th Ave/Exit 2 CR-32/Penn Ave/Exit 6 4.12 4.1 PM 9.8 25.2 5.7 22.9 1 TH 5PM 18.7 13.2 14.6
137 Minneapolis I-394 EB MN-100/Exit 5 US-12/Exit 8B 3.32 3.5 PM 8.3 24 4.8 19.4 0.8 TH 5PM 11.7 17.1 8.2
147 Minneapolis I-35W NB CR-C2/Exit 25A I-694/Exit 27 3.87 3.8 PM 8.5 27.4 4.7 18.9 0.8 TH 5PM 14.5 16.1 10.7

Today’s Chart of the Day is an extract from a Table from Inrix (a traffic data provider), which shows the 7 most congested corridors in region. The rank is national. So our worst corridor is only the 42nd worst in the US.