Ranking the most congested cities and the worst traffic bottlenecks

The INRIX National Traffic Scorecard Mid-Year 2009 Special Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of congestion in 2009 across America and how it changed versus the first half of 2008. The report found that traffic gridlock, during peak periods on major roads in urban America, had reached its low point in the second quarter of 2009 and has now started to increase. Traffic congestion across the country is now rising due to signs of economic recovery, initial rollouts of highway construction projects funded by federal stimulus packages, and lower fuel prices.

H1 2009 Top Congested Metros Rank Metro Area Change* 1. Los Angeles same 2. New York same 3. Chicago same 4. Washington D.C. 5. Dallas/Fort Worth 6. Houston same 7. San Francisco same 8. Boston same 9. Seattle/Tacoma same 10. Philadelphia same View All Metro Rankings *Change in congestion rank from 2008	H1 2009 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Rank Bottleneck Location 1. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ Bronx River Pkwy, NY 2. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ White Plains Rd, NY 3. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ I-895/Sheridan Expy, NY 4. Dan Ryan Expy NB @ Canalport Ave, IL 5. Harlem River Dr SB @ 3rd Ave, NY 6. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ Westchester Ave, NY 7. Hollywood Fwy SB @ Vermont Ave, CA 8. Hollywood Fwy NB @ Los Angeles St, CA 9. I-91 SB @ Hamilton St, CT 10. Harlem River Dr SB @ 2nd Ave/125th St, NY View More Ranked Bottlenecks