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Figure 5-1 Peak Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2007

Friday, August 16, 2013

Peak Period Congestion on the National Highway System: 2007

NOTES: Uncongested segments have volume/service flow ratios between 0 and 0.75. Congested segments have reduced traffic speeds with volume/flow ratios between 0.75 and 0.95. Highly congested segments are stop-and-go conditions with volume/service flow ratios greater than 0.95.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Highway Policy Information, Highway Performance Monitoring System, and Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.1, 2010.