Dallas Speed Rush Hour Traffic

a legitimate presentation of dallas rush hour traffic via 3 of the busiest freeways in dallas county i-35e, i-635, and us-75 . no accidents are present in this video , which makes this a good and perhaps perfect example of dallas traffic during the ladder rush hour peaks friday afternoon . video shows the 2nd busiest work day = friday of the week for congested roadways in the metroplex . thursday is actually the most congested day of the week.

along the way i will present according data in relation to the specific roads ways, aadt, and travel times non peak to peak formula known as TCI = rush hour traffic relations per mile , and CSI= most congested specific direction relations per mile . so 1.0 = normal . 1.5 would mean if it takes 5 mins to travel during non peak . 7-8 mins travel times during peak hour will be expected. or 2.0 twice as long.


disclaimer . this may or may not show the legitimate amount of traffic for dallas . video was recorded slightly after peak hours , and not on the busiest day for traffic congestion.

[JETTA]

That was one of the best videos i've seen in a while, i've been waiting for someone to do vids like this, please PLEASE DO MORE lol thanks again screwd as always

[EuropeanRoads]

This doesn't look too bad. Acceptable congestion for a major metropolitan area. There are slow patches but no stationary traffic for long distances or time. I know some freeways in the Netherlands where you are stationary for 2 - 3 minutes, then drive a couple of hundred feet and then stationary again. 30 minute delays for 5 - 6 miles are quite common.

[henryd]

This video definitely shows some of the worst areas when it comes to Dallas traffic. I've lived in the Dallas area all my life. A month or so ago, I tried to navigate 635 (LBJ) from 35E to Royal Ln/Miller Rd after 6pm on a weeknight, and that was a horrible experience. At least they are starting to work on the LBJ Express. The Dallas Mixmaster also needs work, as it dates to the late 1950s, but even that's years away from being fixed up.

[CptSchmidt]

Did I read that correctly at 3:13? They're going to charge you to drive on a piece of road people have been driving free for years? I'd be pissed off about that if I lived in Dallas...

[rantanamo]

I-635 construction is now officially underway. For those wondering, the pay lanes will be below grade. 3 lanes each way, while normal lanes will be built on top. The other major project that is near starting will be the really spectacular 183 project. Think Katy Freeway in Houston with bigger interchanges than the High-Five. There's a video on here of it. Crazy project.

BTW, these freeways you traveled in the video certainly get much worse.

[thevultrantransituniverse]

Amazing video! Watched this since this video was uploaded!

[CptSchmidt]

@ScrewdUPClickV2 Ahh, makes sense now. Thanks for the explanation. Another thing... how do they enforce keeping people out of the HOV lanes? I was looking for cameras but couldn't spot any. How many people have to be on board in order to use an HOV? Is it 2+? Thanks, man. Really appreciate it and keep up the great work.

[wipandco]

Awesome editing. I like how your videos all have a theme (here, rush hour). Pogo by Digitalism, great song! Thank god you got to ride in the car pool lane. Loved that HOV ramp. Keep the good work up!!

[growingup]

That traffic looks like I-26 and I-20 in Columbia, SC its just like that jammed packed so bad your moving 20mph and below.

[homeworldtx]

Good route, one thing that i've always wondered about dallas traffic: why does 35E become congested, north of downtown, in the southbound lanes in the afternoon? It ALWAYS gets heavily congested going IN to downtown during the afternoon which doesn't make sense to me. Is the new trinity bridge designed to relieve this??


Also, what do you do for a living? are you a civil engineer? I really love your videos you've done a fantastic job of producing them

[FreewayBrent]

The Mopac, in particular, DOES experience near-gridlock for miles in Austin. It's probably almost as bad as what the Katy used to be like (which could legitimately be compared to any L.A freeway, pre-recession).

[hardworkingdiva]

This is definitely not rush hour traffic in Dallas. Dead on for what the freeways look like, but rush hour definitely does not flow this easily- it didn't even three years ago.

[FreewayBrent]

This is a pretty good concept video. I wouldn't mind seeing some more of these from around Texas.

Overall, I would think that the corridors that you traveled, get much worse during peak hours than what you were able to capture on video (for example, a lot of stop-and-go, but no real gridlock, like what's commonplace in many parts of Los Angeles). In my opinion, the worst of the worst in your state is both I-35 and the Mopac (TX 1) in Austin, two freeways that are severely over capacity.

[XDjojo]

Wow I checked the new list and a highway in dallas ranked #1

[EuropeanRoads]

If you look at the way DFW has grown, you can see it unevenly grew to the north, but not as much east/west or south thus there are sections with a large lack of capacity and other sections with few if any problems.

[donavanjohnson]

The interstate 635 and US highway 75 high five interchange looks so nice

[JttLife]

I had a dream that I was driving down this high way and my breaks ran out

[louimem]

loves the hov lane greatest invention ever lol

[oreodogdfw]

@XDjojo123 emmm san antonio population is 1.7mil while the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex at 6.5 mil so thats why there is more traffic in Dallas and by the way san antonio sux compared to dallas dont tell me about the 2nd biggest city maybe by city limits. Dfw is the 4th largest in the country and you cant deny that.

[XDjojo]

how many lanes r on stemmons fwy????
because to hurry up trfic they should build double decker in that area of stemmons
but wow that is horrific on loop 635