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2007 Travel Time - Everett to Seattle Morning Commute

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 Congestion Relief Projects Underway Congestion Relief Projects Completed 
  • I-5 196th Street Braided Ramp
  • I-5/NE 50th Street Signal Rebuild
  • I-5/Boeing Access Road to Snohomish County Line Pavement Repair
  • I-5 Pavement Reconstruction and Bottleneck Improvement Projects
  • I-5/South Everett Freeway Station
  • I-5/Everett, SR 526 to US 2 - add HOV Lanes
  • I-5/41st Street Interchange Improvements
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  • I-5 NE 176th Street to NE 205th Street Northbound Auxilary Lanes
  • I-5/Ash Way Transit Direct Access
  • I-5 Lynwood Park and Ride Access Improvement 

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    Historic Traffic Conditions:
     
    The graph above displays the percentage of days on this particular route when traffic speeds fell below 35 MPH for the individual commute period (Morning and Evening). The darker line shows the trend for 2006, the lighter line shows the trend for 2004.
    The graph above displays an extended-daytime view of the percentage of days on this particular route when traffic speeds fell below 35 MPH for the daytime period (5 AM to 8 PM).The darker line shows the trend for 2006, the lighter line shows the trend for 2004. 
    The graph above displays the percentage of througphut capacity lost in a specific location on this commute. The lost throughput capacity is based on the individual calculation of the maximum number of vehicles per lane, per hour that can travel through at this point (indicated in paraenthesis below the graph title).The darker line shows the trend for 2006, the lighter line shows the trend for 2004.
    The location above has a traffic camera with a live image available online.

     Travel Time Analysis (Comparing 2004 to 2006) Everett to Seattle AM  Seattle to Everett PM
    Route I-5 I-5
    Peak time 7:25 AM 4:20 PM
    Length (in miles) 23.7 23.7
    Travel time at peak efficiency (in minutes) 28 26
    Travel time at posted speeds (in minutes) 24 22
    Average Peak Travel Time (Based on Peak Time) 2004 45 42
    Average Peak Travel Time (Based on Peak Time) 2006 50 43
    Change (∆) 11% 2%
    95% Reliable Travel Time 2004 73 65
    95% Reliable Travel Time 2006 81 60
    Change (∆) % 11% -8%
    Ratio of Peak Travel Time to Maximum Throughput Travel Time (MT³I) 2004 1.62 1.51
    Ratio of Peak Travel Time to Maximum Throughput Travel Time (MT³I) 2006  1.80 1.54
    Traffic Volume Peak Period -3% -3%
    Duration of Congestion 2004 (in hours: minutes) 1:55 2:25
    Duration of Congestion 2006 (in hours: minutes) 2:30 2:45
    Change(∆) (in minutes) 0:35 0:20

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