The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America.
The 2021 Top Truck Bottleneck List measures the level of truck-involved congestion at over 300 locations on the national highway system, using analysis, based on truck GPS data from over one million freight trucks.
For the third year in a row, the intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey is once again the Number One freight bottleneck in the country. The rest of the Top 10 includes:
- Cincinnati: I-71 at I-75
- Atlanta: I-285 at I-85 (North)
- Atlanta: I-20 at I-285 (West)
- Houston: I-45 at I-69/US 59
- Chicago: I-290 at I-90/I-94
- Chattanooga, Tennessee: I-75 at I-24
- St. Louis: I-64/I-55 at I-44
- Rye, New York: I-95 at I-287
- San Bernardino, California: I-10 at I-15
“For decades, ATA has been sounding the alarm about how the condition of our highways is contributing to congestion – which slows down commerce, contributes to pollution and reduces safety,” said American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear.
“ATRI’s bottleneck report highlights where our most critical issues are and should be a guide for policymakers at the state and federal level.”
The full report, including detailed information on each of the 100 top congested locations, can be viewed online.
