Graphics:

IL 53 Congestion Scan - 2009.  Click on graphic to open congestion scan; click again to improve graphic resolution.

IL 53 from I-290/I-90 to Lake Cook Rd. Congestion Scan - 2009  (click for pdf version)

IL 53 Congestion Scan - 2007.  Click on graphic to open congestion scan; click again to improve graphic resolution.

 IL 53 from I-290/I-90 to Lake Cook Rd. Congestion Scan - 2007  (click for pdf version)

Performance Data:

Non-holiday Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays:

South-bound IL 53

 

Measure	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Free-Flow Travel Time (Minutes)	6.10	6.48	6.30	6.40	6.40
Average AM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes)	9.32	9.35	8.00	7.83	7.60
AM Travel Time Index	1.53	1.44	1.27	1.22	1.19
Average PM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes)	10.34	10.97	8.14	8.26	7.23
PM Travel Time Index	1.69	1.69	1.29	1.29	1.13
AM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes)	17.48	16.56	14.61	12.98	10.93
AM Peak-Period Planning Time Index	2.86	2.56	2.32	2.03	1.71
PM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes)	18.85	21.14	13.21	14.30	9.08
PM Peak-Period Planning Time Index	3.09	3.27	2.10	2.23	1.42
Congested Hours	4.50	3.73	1.78	1.90	1.06

 

 North-bound IL 53 

 

Measure	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Free-Flow Travel Time (Minutes)	6.12	6.41	6.36	6.58	6.33
Average AM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes)	8.30	7.98	7.32	8.98	7.35
AM Travel Time Index	1.36	1.25	1.15	1.36	1.16
Average PM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes)	8.20	8.82	8.37	9.90	7.45
PM Travel Time Index	1.34	1.38	1.32	1.50	1.18
AM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes)	13.32	11.12	9.17	16.15	8.33
AM Peak-Period Planning Time Index	2.18	1.73	1.44	2.45	1.32
PM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes)	12.31	14.15	12.53	17.50	10.26
PM Peak-Period Planning Time Index	2.01	2.21	1.97	2.66	1.62
Congested Hours	2.71	2.32	1.54	3.50	0.57