Traffic

Report says Puget Sound has 8 of worst 100 traffic bottlenecks in nation

A report from the

American Transportation Research Institute

found that Puget Sound has eight of the top 100 worst traffic bottlenecks in the nation.

One of the worst bottleneck spots in the country is the interchange of State Route 18 and State Route 167 in Auburn.

Tacoma at Interstate 5 and State Route 16 also made the list, as did the I-90 interchange at I-5 in Seattle and state Route 18 at I-5 in Federal Way.

The ATRI collected GPS data from trucks to arrive at the list and has monitored 250 nationwide locations since 2002.

Rank Location Average speed
7 Auburn: SR 18 at SR 167 45 mph
10 Seattle: I-5 at I-90 35 mph
16 Tacoma: I-5 at I-705/SR 16 46 mph
18 Federal Way: SR 18 at I-5 48 mph
21 Bellevue: I-90 at I-405 40 mph
74 Lynnwood: I-5 at I-405 49 mph
75 Tacoma: I-5 at SR 512 52 mph
95 Everett: I-5 at US 2 49 mph

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