HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has released its annual roundup of the most congested roadways, and several Houston freeways are at the top of the list.
This year, I-35 in Austin has moved to number one on the list, replacing the West Loop in Houston.
Even though a Houston freeway dodged the top spot, six of the top ten worst freeways are here in the Houston area:
- 1: IH 35 from US 290 to Ben White Boulevard – Austin
- 2: 610 West Loop from Katy Freeway to Southwest Freeway
- 3: Southwest Freeway from 610 West Loop to SH 288
- 4: Woodall Rogers Freeway from US 75 to N. Beckley Avenue – Dallas
- 5: Eastex Freeway from SH 288 to IH 10
- 6: 610 North Loop between I-45 and the Katy Freeway
- 7: Gulf Freeway inside Loop 610
- 8: Stemmons Freeway from SH 183 to IH 30 – Dallas
- 9: US 75 from IH 635 to Woodall Rogers Freeway – Dallas
- 10: I-10 in downtown Houston
TTI uses traffic volumes and speed data to measure traffic congestion. TTI analyzes nearly 2,000 sections of Texas roadways every year to come up with the rankings.