2006

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2006 Congestion Report - Bellevue to Everett

The two graphs below display the percent of days on each route when traffic speeds fell below 35 mph. The darker line shows data for 2005. The lighter line shows data for 2003.

Morning Everett to Bellevue via I-5/I-405 graph displays 2005 data rising steeply from 6 a.m. peaking at 82% around 7:15 a.m. and gradually dropping off by 10 a.m. Afternoon Bellevue to Everett I-405/I-5 graph shows 2005 data averaging around 55% starting at 3:30 p.m. and peaking to 60% at 5:30 p.m.

The graph below displays highway productivity for a specific point along this route. When the line is at 100%, the maximum number of vehicles per hour are travelling through this point. Any time the line dips below 100%, the system is not operating at 100% efficiency.

I-405 at NE 160th St in Kirkland graph shows 2005 data dropping to around 58% between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. and to a gradual low of 75% at 6:30 p.m. bewteen 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. compared to 2003 data of showing a low around 62% between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. and another low of 80% between 3:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

 

  Everett to
Bellevue AM 		Bellevue to Everett PM
Route I-5 I-5
Peak time 7:25am 4:25 pm
Length 23.4 miles 23.4 miles
Travel time at posted speeds 23 minutes 23 minutes

Average Peak Travel Time 2003

n/a n/a
Average Peak Travel Time 2005 52 minutes 43 minutes
Average Peak Travel Time Change, 2003-2005 n/a n/a
95% Reliable Travel Time 2003 n/a n/a
95% Reliable Travel Time 2005 80 minutes 60 minutes
95% Reliable Travel Time Change, 2003-2005 n/a n/a
Ratio of Peak Travel Time to Maximum Throughput Travel Time (MT³I) 2003 n/a n/a
Ratio of Peak Travel Time to Maximum Throughput Travel Time (MT³I) 2005 1.9 1.6
Traffic Volume Peak Hour Change -1% -1%
Duration of Peak Period, 2003 (hours:minutes) n/a n/a
Duration of Peak Period, 2005 (hours:minutes) 2:35 3:30
Change (in minutes) n/a n/a

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