Truck GPS Data Shows Marquette Interchange Among 100 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks

MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee has turned up in "America's Traffic Worsts" list as the Marquette Interchange grinds to a halt in the 2022 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks List.

Interstate 94 and Interstate 794 at Interstate 43 rides at No. 89 in the list, a study from the American Transportation Research Institute said.

To put that in perspective, Milwaukee is just ahead of two Los Angeles highway intersections in bottlenecks — California State Route 91 at State Route 55 ranked No. 90 and Interstate 710 at Interstate 105 ranked No 91.

The average speed when taking the Marquette Interchange per day? Researchers said drivers only reach 47.7 mph on average each day, according to the report. The peak average speed is slower, only 42.5 mph.

Traffic speed reaches its fastest at 55 mph from 4-6 a.m. and 8-11 p.m. everyday, otherwise it slows to a crawl at its lowest speed of 30 mph from 4-5 p.m., as many commuters heading north, south and west know.

The five worst cities for truck bottlenecks in 2022 were the following.

1. Fort Lee, New Jersey
2. Cincinnati, Ohio
3. Houston, Texas
4. Atlanta, Georgia (Interstate 285 at Interstate 85 North)
5. Atlanta, Georgia (Interstate 20 at Interstate 285 West)

The American Transportation Research Institute puts its congestion rankings together with GPS data collected from over 1 million freight trucks, the institute said in a statement.

The data is also used to support the U.S. Department of Transportation's Freight Mobility Initiative, the institute added.

"ATRI's bottleneck list is a roadmap for federal and state administrators responsible for prioritizing infrastructure investments throughout the country," ATRI President and CEO Chris Spear said. "Every year, ATRI's list highlights the dire needs for modernizing and improving our roads and bridges."

See the full list of 2022's worst truck bottlenecks.