Have questions about transportation or traffic? Let us know, and your answer may be our next story. The congestion is likely related to the fact that fewer workers in the area can do their jobs at home and the large presence of distribution facilities in the region, Schrank said. in the westbound lanes of the 4300 block of Loop 410 near Callaghan and Babcock Roads and traffic backed up for miles until officials re-opened the road. While San Antonio had fewer roadways in the top 100, six highways in the Laredo area joined the list. The rankings factor into analysis for road projects as part of the Texas Clear Lanes Initiative. The Texas Legislature mandated the annual list in 2009. Even with more telework in the future, the state’s rapid population growth will continue to strain its infrastructure, according to Schrank. Traffic is already returning to pre-pandemic volumes. “Anything we can do to smooth those flows to get the trucks either separated somewhat from the auto trips or just to make everything work better and safer is going to improve traffic and performance in the San Antonio region,” Schrank said. Construction is expected to start next year. The I-35 Northeast Expansion project aims to reduce congestion by creating express lanes for traffic passing through the area. “It kind of feeds into San Antonio and then it all sort of bleeds out into the various interstates and roads in San Antonio that that may have distribution centers, warehouses and things like that, where these truck trips are beginning or ending or going on to places like Corpus or Laredo,” Schrank said. One roadway made the top 100 list for truck or freight traffic - I-35 on the Northeast Side. Highway 90Ħ1) I-35 between Loop 410 NE and Loop 410 The formula was slightly adjusted, making a direct comparison to the previous year a little tricky.Įight San Antonio roadways made the top 100 list:ģ8) I-35 between Loop 1604 and NE Loop 410Ĥ1) Loop 1604 between I-10 and Braun Roadĥ2) U.S 281 between Loop 1604 and Stone Oak Parkwayĥ6) I-35/I-10 between I-37 to U.S. TTI’s annual study used data from Texas Department of Transportation traffic counts and the analytics firm INRIX from the 2020 calendar year. 281, I-10, parts of (Loop) 410, (Loop) 1604 and (I-)35 north - where a lot of trips are made into San Antonio for work weren’t happening.” “And so, you had areas that are normally higher and ranks in San Antonio that eased up - U.S. “The biggest change we saw in 2020 was that some commute trips weren’t made because - to work from home,” said David Schrank, senior research scientist for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). SAN ANTONIO – Most area highways slipped in the latest ranking of the most congested roadways in Texas, reflecting disruptions in traffic patterns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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