SOUTHLAND - (INT) - Not surprising to millions of Southern California is a study of the nation's worst traffic bottlenecks.

Eleven of the 30 most severe bottlenecks are in the Los Angeles region, six of them among the top 10. The New York metropolitan area is home to five bottlenecks
in the top 30. Chicago features the single most severe bottleneck in the rankings.

In the Los Angeles area, the problem freeways include portions of the I-10, I-5, Route 101, Route 110 and I-405 in Seal Beach.

Bottlenecks are severe traffic chokepoints where demand far exceeds available highway capacity. According to the Federal Highway Administration, recurring bottlenecks
account for the largest share of road delay in the nation (40%), far exceeding traffic incidents (25%), inclement weather (15%), construction (10%) or other causes.

Highway bottlenecks are stretches of highway that are routinely and consistently congested. The delays in these stretches are more than just a peak-period or rush hour
problem.

No freeways in the Inland Empire made the worst Top 30 list.

The study was released by the American Highway Users Alliance, a nonprofit group that lobbies for interstate highway investment.

Story Date: November 30, 2015