New Jersey bridge remains ATRI's top freight bottleneck

摘要

The intersection of Interstate 95 and State Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., is the worst U.S. freight bottleneck for the second year in a row, according to data compiled by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ATRI's "2020 Top Truck Bottleneck List" analyzes the level of truck-involved congestion at 300 locations across the United States using GPS data from more than 1 million trucks. The firm found that the number of locations experiencing "significant congestion" - with average daily speeds of 45 mph or less - has increased by 92% in the last five years. The average truck speed at the G.W. Bridge interchange is 29.7 mph, with an average truck speed during rush hour of 22.4 mph. The average rush hour speed at this location increased by 5.1% in 2019, ATRI reports. In addition to the G.W. Bridge, the other top 10 U.S. freight bottlenecks include three intersections in Atlanta, two in Los Angeles and one each in Nashville, Houston, Chicago and Cincinnati.