Over 4.5 Million hours of wasted time in 2009!
That's how much time was wasted on one NINE mile stretch of road in Harris County last year. It was the most congested road in all of Texas for 2009.
In fact, 5 out of 10 and 7 out of the top 15 most congested roadways were right here in the Houston Metroplex.
The estmated cost of these delays is astronomical! For instance the number one road segment that resulted in over 4.5 Million hours of lost time is estimated to have cost over $98 Million!
So why am I blogging about this? Because with real estate, it's all about LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION, right? Travel time is an imporatant aspect to quality of life so here are the top 5 areas to avoid around Houston if you can!
(Information from recent TXDOT report)
1. I-45 from Beltway 8 to I-610 4,507,059 Hours lost (ranked number 1 in Texas for most congested!)
2. US-59 From I-610W to SH 288 2,422,287 Hours lost (ranked number 2)
3. I-45 From I-10 To I-610 South 2,858,589 Hours lost (ranked number 6)
4. I-45 From I-610 North to I-10 1,061,140 Hours Lost (ranked number 7)
5. US 59 From I-10 to SH 288 973,729 Hours Lost (ranked number 10)
Annual delay cost of these five roads in Houston? Over $257 MILLION! 11.8 MILLION hours lost!
JUST FYI, 4 of the other roads were in Dallas/Tarrant county and the other road in the top 10 was in Austin near the Capitol! So Stop yer bellyaching Dallas!
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