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Posted: Thursday, 09 July 2009 6:26AM
List: Time Wasted During Peak Traffic Times 2007 vs. 2006
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Some of the most congested metro areas in the nation, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. Listed are the average number of hours drivers waste in peak-hour traffic delays per year. Nationally, drivers wasted an average of 36.1 hours in 2007, down from 36.6 hours in 2006 and a 25-year high of 37.4 hours in 2005.
| METRO AREA |
2007 |
2006 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |
70 |
72 |
| Washington D.C.-Va.-Md. |
62 |
59 |
| Atlanta |
57 |
59 |
| Houston |
56 |
56 |
| San Francisco-Oakland |
55 |
58 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |
53 |
55 |
| San Jose, Calif. |
53 |
55 |
| Orlando, Fla. |
53 |
55 |
| Detroit |
52 |
53 |
| San Diego, Calif. |
52 |
54 |
| Miami |
47 |
48 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. |
47 |
48 |
| Denver-Aurora |
45 |
48 |
| New York-Newark NY-NJ-Conn. |
44 |
45 |
| Phoenix |
44 |
45 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. |
44 |
45 |
| Baltimore |
44 |
44 |
| Las Vegas |
44 |
43 |
| Seattle |
43 |
45 |
| Boston |
43 |
44 |
| Chicago |
41 |
43 |
| Tucson, Ariz. |
41 |
43 |
| Charlotte, N.C. |
40 |
39 |
| Sacramento, Calif. |
39 |
42 |
| Austin, Tex. |
39 |
39 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul |
39 |
40 |
| Jacksonville, Fla. |
39 |
38 |
| Indianapolis |
39 |
42 |
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
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