* DC - Study: America will soon see Labor Day-like traffic, all year long
Washington,DC,USA -The Car Connection, by Richard Read -Aug 29, 2013: -- For those who hate heavy traffic -and really, who doesn't?- we've got some very bad news. According to the U.S. Travel Association, America's roads are clogging fast, and within the next couple of decades, some areas of the country could see congestion on par with Labor Day traffic all year round... The Association looked at key travel corridors across the U.S., comparing regular traffic, holiday traffic, and rates of growth. In a nutshell, they found that traffic volume is outpacing our highways' ability to accommodate that growth. As a result, even the most minor fender-bender can cause miles of slowdowns... To put it in perspective, the Association devised projections as to when these key travel corridors would see year-round congestion on par with Labor Day. That's because Labor Day is widely understood to be America's busiest period for auto travel, boasting traffic volumes 140 to 160 percent above average... As you'll see from the map above, at the current rate of growth, drivers along 1-95 on Florida's Atlantic coast (Palm Beach to Melbourne) will be the first to experience the crunch sometime around 2020. Not long afterward, the pain will be felt by drivers traveling from New York to Washington D.C. along I-95, and those going from Los Angeles to San Diego along I-5...Labels: roads congestions
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