Sentence examples for freeway congestion from inspiring English sources

Michigan also defines freeway congestion using level of service.

In Minnesota [8], when the traffic speed is below 45 mph in peak hours, freeway congestion could be defined.

The purpose of the survey was to inform respondents about a policy designed to reduce freeway congestion and to estimate respondent support for this policy.

Be warned, though: On bad days, Seattle freeway congestion can rival that of Los Angeles.

Drivers in the metropolitan L.A. region spent 81 hours sitting in freeway congestion in 2015, according to an annual analysis.

There was heavy freeway congestion at this hour outside downtown Anytown.

By contrast, Los Angeles County, the notorious butt of freeway-congestion jokes, was in a relatively respectable 252nd place nationally, neck and neck with Sullivan County, N.Y.

In later years, Caltrans made efforts to widen the freeway as congestion increased.

Drivers in Los Angeles suffer the most: in 2007 the average driver spent 70 hours inching along streets and freeways.Declining congestion can be attributed to two main factors: rising fuel prices and, more recently, a slumping economy—so the figures for 2008 and 2009, when they are compiled, will presumably be a lot better.

His political weakness has already forced Mr. Chavan to defer decisions on some big projects like a coastal freeway to ease congestion, according to a confidant who asked not to be identified because he did not want to lose his access to the minister.

The council wanted the extra length of freeway to alleviate congestion on its local roads, and contributed $600,000 to expedite the construction.