Fact #433: July 17, 2006
Road Congestion
The congestion on our nation's highways continues to worsen. In 2003 road congestion caused a delay of 3.7 billion hours (total), which in turn wasted 2.3 billion gallons of fuel. The graph below compares recent congestion statistics with those of the two previous decades.
Congestion Statistics, 1982, 1993, 2002, and 2003
Supporting Information
| Year | Total Hours of Delay (billions) | Total Gallons of Wasted Fuel (billions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 2003 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
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Source: Schrank, David, and Tim Lomax, "The 2005 Urban Mobility Report" Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System, May 2005 | ||
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