By Nick Gale, 89 WLS-AM
A new study shows that the Kennedy Expressway tops the list of the nation’s most congested highways.
According to the American Highway Users Alliance, the backups on the Kennedy cost motorists 16.9 million hours worth of time – equating to $418 million in wasted time and it’s estimated that 6.3 million gallons of fuel are wasted while cars crawl through traffic.
The study – based on 2014 numbers also shed light on two other Chicago expressways making the study’s top 50. The Dan Ryan checks in at number 23 while the Edens expressway checks in at number 46.
The Los Angeles region had far more top bottlenecks than any other metropolitan area and claiming the 2nd through 7th worst spots in the top 10.
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