The Chicago region traffic congestion scans were created by averaging five minute speed data obtained from freeway loop detectors, radar, and mobile technology data. The traffic scans display average speed on a freeway corridor as a function of time of day (the x-axis) and location (the y-axis) along a freeway corridor.
I-190 (O'Hare International Airport to I-90)
Feb 13, 2014
I-190 (O'Hare International Airport to I-190) Congestion and Crash Scans
Congestion Scans
I-190 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to I-90 Kennedy Expressway. Congestion Scan, 2016. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day by direction of travel.
Note: for best viewing, in Chrome, right-click on the graphic, then open in a new tab. In other browsers, the image may be saved or downloaded as a PDF below.
Note: The speed limit on much of I-190 is 45 miles per hour.
Download high-resolution PDF (all vehicles, as above)
Download high-resolution PDF (trucks only) Note: much of I-190 has very low truck volumes; data is missing for much of the I-190 truck congestion scan.
Crash Scan
I-190, O'Hare to I-90 Crash Scan, 2008-12. Showing number of crash rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
Performance Data
Non-holiday Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays:
East-bound I-190
Measure | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free-Flow Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.66 | 2.72 | 2.69 | 2.73 | 2.75 |
Average AM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.77 | 2.84 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.86 |
AM Travel Time Index | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
Average PM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
5.58 | 5.69 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.56 |
PM Travel Time Index |
2.10 |
2.09 |
1.49 |
1.59 | 1.66 |
AM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.97 |
3.05 |
2.97 |
2.99 | 3.09 |
AM Peak-Period |
1.12 |
1.12 |
1.11 |
1.09 | 1.12 |
PM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
11.97 |
10.87 |
7.83 |
7.55 | 7.96 |
PM Peak-Period Planning Time Index |
4.50 |
4.00 |
2.91 |
2.76 | 2.90 |
Congested Hours |
2.65 |
5.26 |
2.72 |
3.40 | 4.33 |
West-bound I-190
Measure |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free-Flow Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.69 |
2.74 |
2.71 | 2.66 | 2.67 |
Average AM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.95 |
2.97 |
2.86 | 2.77 | 2.80 |
AM Travel Time Index |
1.10 |
1.08 |
1.06 | 1.04 | 1.05 |
Average PM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
3.26 |
3.46 |
2.98 | 2.99 | 3.25 |
PM Travel Time Index |
1.21 |
1.27 |
1.10 | 1.13 | 1.22 |
AM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
3.52 |
3.44 |
3.12 | 3.02 | 3.03 |
AM Peak-Period |
1.31 |
1.26 |
1.15 | 1.13 | 1.14 |
PM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
5.89 |
5.84 |
3.45 | 3.61 | 5.18 |
PM Peak-Period Planning Time Index |
2.19 |
2.14 |
1.27 | 1.36 | 1.94 |
Congested Hours |
1.51 | 3.03 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.13 |
About the Data
Notice: 2016 congestion scans are based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under contract number DTFH-13-C-00012. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration.
Feb 13, 2014
I-190 (O'Hare International Airport to I-190) Congestion and Crash Scans
The Chicago region traffic congestion scans were created by averaging five minute speed data obtained from freeway loop detectors, radar, and mobile technology data. The traffic scans display average speed on a freeway corridor as a function of time of day (the x-axis) and location (the y-axis) along a freeway corridor.
Congestion Scans
I-190 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to I-90 Kennedy Expressway. Congestion Scan, 2016. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day by direction of travel.
Note: for best viewing, in Chrome, right-click on the graphic, then open in a new tab. In other browsers, the image may be saved or downloaded as a PDF below.
Note: The speed limit on much of I-190 is 45 miles per hour.
Download high-resolution PDF (all vehicles, as above)
Download high-resolution PDF (trucks only) Note: much of I-190 has very low truck volumes; data is missing for much of the I-190 truck congestion scan.
Crash Scan
I-190, O'Hare to I-90 Crash Scan, 2008-12. Showing number of crash rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
Performance Data
Non-holiday Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays:
East-bound I-190
Measure | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free-Flow Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.66 | 2.72 | 2.69 | 2.73 | 2.75 |
Average AM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.77 | 2.84 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.86 |
AM Travel Time Index | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
Average PM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
5.58 | 5.69 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.56 |
PM Travel Time Index |
2.10 |
2.09 |
1.49 |
1.59 | 1.66 |
AM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.97 |
3.05 |
2.97 |
2.99 | 3.09 |
AM Peak-Period |
1.12 |
1.12 |
1.11 |
1.09 | 1.12 |
PM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
11.97 |
10.87 |
7.83 |
7.55 | 7.96 |
PM Peak-Period Planning Time Index |
4.50 |
4.00 |
2.91 |
2.76 | 2.90 |
Congested Hours |
2.65 |
5.26 |
2.72 |
3.40 | 4.33 |
West-bound I-190
Measure |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free-Flow Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.69 |
2.74 |
2.71 | 2.66 | 2.67 |
Average AM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
2.95 |
2.97 |
2.86 | 2.77 | 2.80 |
AM Travel Time Index |
1.10 |
1.08 |
1.06 | 1.04 | 1.05 |
Average PM Peak-Period Travel Time (Minutes) |
3.26 |
3.46 |
2.98 | 2.99 | 3.25 |
PM Travel Time Index |
1.21 |
1.27 |
1.10 | 1.13 | 1.22 |
AM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
3.52 |
3.44 |
3.12 | 3.02 | 3.03 |
AM Peak-Period |
1.31 |
1.26 |
1.15 | 1.13 | 1.14 |
PM Peak-Period 95th Percentile Travel Time (Minutes) |
5.89 |
5.84 |
3.45 | 3.61 | 5.18 |
PM Peak-Period Planning Time Index |
2.19 |
2.14 |
1.27 | 1.36 | 1.94 |
Congested Hours |
1.51 | 3.03 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.13 |
About the Data
Notice: 2016 congestion scans are based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under contract number DTFH-13-C-00012. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration.