Memorial Day Traffic Impacts

in the Washington Region

Comparing Average Travel Speeds Before
the Holiday Weekend to Typical Conditions

Analysis by:

National Capital Region

Transportation Planning Board

May 2015

Memorial Day Traffic Impacts in the Washington Region

Comparing Average Travel Speeds Before the Holiday to Typical Conditions
May 2015

Contributors

Wenjing Pu
Andrew Meese
Benjamin Hampton

Technical Notes

Average travel speeds for the three days before the holiday weekend are five-year averages calculated for
each day using commercially available speed data from 2010 through 2014. Information on typical May traffic
conditions was calculated using average speeds for each day during the first three weeks of each May from
2010 through 2014. The roadways covered in this analysis include the regions freeways and the following
major arterial highways: US 1 in Virginia, and US 29 and US 301 in Maryland.

Data Source

Traffic data provided by INRIX, Inc., through the I-95 Corridor Coalition Vehicle Probe Project.

For more details about the TPBs analysis of Memorial Day traffic impacts, click here.

About the TPB

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) is the metropolitan planning organization
(MPO) for the Washington region. The TPB is responsible for directing the continuing transportation planning
process carried out cooperatively by the states and the local communities in the region. The TPB is staffed by
the Department of Transportation Planning of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
777 N. Capitol St., NE, Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20002
202-962-3200 www.mwcog.org