McKinney | February 2023

TRANSPORTATION US 380 identied as busiest road in Collin County by state study

BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY

busiest roadways—up from 34 the previous year. Only one Collin County road—US 380 from North Custer Road to North McDonald Street—was ranked in the top 100 busiest roads in the state. According to the report, that stretch was the 64th busiest, accounting for 814,000 hours of delays and more than $70 million lost due to congestion. The 2021 numbers showed an increase, but the report stated the COVID-19 eects still had conditions below the prepandemic congestion. Researchers said trac will eventually return to familiar intensity as Texas’ population grows and its economy recovers, per a press release. “Trac congestion isn’t just a big-city problem, and that problem is almost sure to get worse as our popu- lation surges by almost 20 million in the next 25 years,” said David Schrank, the TTI’s lead researcher on the study.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s annual report released in November showed an increase in con- gested highways and streets in 2021. The report started in 2009 and rates the 100 busiest segments of roadways in the state with a study looking at congestion and the delay it costs in terms of time spent stuck in gridlock. There were 1,860 roadways in 23 urban areas that were reviewed during the study—funded by the Texas Depart- ment of Transportation—which looked at how much longer drivers were on the road in trac jams compared to noncongested conditions. The delays have a large nancial impact. According to the report, a total of $3.8 billion was lost between wasted fuel and lost time in 2021. Truck congestion costs were $620 million. The Dallas-Fort Worth area accounted for 37 of the top 100

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s annual report found US 380 is the busiest roadway in Collin County. (Shelbie Hamilton/Community Impact) BUSIEST ROAD IN COLLIN COUNTY US 380 from North Custer Road to North McDonald Street was ranked in the top 100 busiest roads in the state.

64TH busiest road in Texas

hours of delays 814,000

$70M lost due to congestion

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SOURCE: TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTECOMMUNITY IMPACT

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