COLLEGE STATION (Texas Transportation Institute) – A recent
traffic congestion study by the Texas Transportation Institute found that
motorists in the Metroplex and Houston spend far more time gridlocked than
travelers in other Texas cities.
Drivers in Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington were stuck in traffic 140.7 million
hours in 2007, ranking it fifth in the United States when it comes to time lost
because of travel delays. Houstonions, meanwhile, were held up for a total
of 123.9 million hours, ranking the city ninth.
According to the study, DFW motorists paid an additional $2.8 billion in fuel
because of the delays. Houston drivers paid an additional $2.5 billion.
Here's how other Texas cities fared:
| |
Travel Delay (hours) |
Additional Fuel Cost |
| San Antonio |
31 million |
$621 million |
| Austin |
22.7 million |
$471 million |
| El Paso |
7.2 million |
$147 million |
| Laredo |
1.8 million |
$37 million |
| Corpus Christi |
1.6 million |
$32 million |
| Beaumont |
1.4 million |
$28 million |
| Brownsville |
841,000 |
$17 million |