Three Of Nation's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Are In Fairfield County

A new report has cited three locations in Fairfield County for having some of the worst traffic bottlenecks in the country.

A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute has cited three locations in Fairfield County for having some of the worst traffic bottlenecks in the country.
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Valerie Musson

10/27/2019 11:00 a.m.

The trucking industry loses $74.5 billion each year as a result of congestion on the nation’s highways, according to an estimate from the American Transportation Research Institute, which ranked the Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks for 2019 on its website.

The following locations throughout Fairfield County were ranked:

43. Stamford's stretch of I-95
47. Norwalk's stretch of I-95
74. Bridgeport's I-95, Route 8 interchange

These locations in Connecticut also made the list:

14. Hartford's I-84, I-91 interchange
56. New Haven's I-95, I-91 interchange
64. Waterbury's I-84, Route 8 mixmaster

The number one spot on the list goes to I-95 at State Route 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Click here to view the full study from the ATRI.

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