Congested crossroads: Indianapolis has 3 of country's most congested highways, study says

Think you may be spending too much time sitting in traffic in Central Indiana?

You are not wrong.

A new study from the trucking industry found three of country's worst 100 bottlenecks are in Indianapolis.

The rankings include: The north split where I-65 meets I-70 is the 30th worst bottleneck. At No. 58 is I-65 at the I-70 south split.

Finally, I-465 at I-69 comes in as the 95th worst bottleneck in the country.

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Gary, the only other Indiana city on the list, has the 11th worst choke point at I-65 and I-80, according to the study.

The American Transportation Research Institute analyzed GPS data from about one million heavy duty trucks to rank the nation's most frustrating and frequently jammed highways.

"Indiana is the Crossroads of America and our highway system is vital to our state and national economic success," Gary Langston, president and CEO of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, said in a statement.

"ATRI's analysis provides a clear road map on where the state should be targeting its infrastructure investments to address the most critical choke points and improve mobility for cars and trucks."

The nation's worst bottleneck is I-95 at SR 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the study found.

In the Midwest, I-71 at I-75 in Cincinnati, Ohio, ranks sixth worst; I-290 at I-90/I-94 in Chicago ranks seventh worst.

While Indianapolis has three in the top 100, three Atlanta, Georgia, bottlenecks rank in the top 10.

American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear said the delays caused by congestion cost the industry billions of dollars and are a "self-inflicted drag on our economy.”

"This report should be a wake-up call for elected leaders at all levels of government that we must act quickly to address our increasingly congested highway system,” Spear said in a statement.

Call IndyStar reporter Vic Ryckaert at 317-444-2701. Follow him on Twitter: @VicRyc.