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FIGURE 5-3 Percent of Congestion by Time of Day: 2011

Friday, April 10, 2015

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  Percent
12 Midnight 0.3%
1:00 AM 0.2%
2:00 AM 0.1%
3:00 AM 0.1%
4:00 AM 0.3%
5:00 AM 0.9%
6:00 AM 3.1%
7:00 AM 7.7%
8:00 AM 7.0%
9:00 AM 4.6%
10:00 AM 4.4%
11:00 AM 5.1%
12 Noon 5.7%
1:00 PM 5.7%
2:00 PM 6.8%
3:00 PM 9.2%
4:00 PM 11.7%
5:00 PM 12.9%
6:00 PM 6.4%
7:00 PM 2.9%
8:00 PM 1.9%
9:00 PM 1.4%
10:00 PM 1.0%
11:00 PM 0.6%

SOURCE: Texas A&M University, Texas Transportation Institute, 2012 Urban Mobility Report (December 2012: full report with exhibits), Exhibit 5. Available at http://tti.tamu.edu/ as of October 2013.