For commuters who trek daily across metro Atlanta’s highways, this likely won’t be a shock. Nine area interchanges are among the worst in the country for truckers hauling freight, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America.
Three local interchanges are in the top 10 of 100, according to the recently released 14th annual list. The ATRI says its analysis can help local, state and federal governments allocate funding where it is needed most.
“Delays inflicted on truckers by congestion are the equivalent of 436,000 drivers sitting idle for an entire year,” said Rebecca Brewster, the group’s president and chief operating officer, in a statement. “These metrics are getting worse, but the good news is that states do not need to accept the status quo.”…