State has 5 of the worst areas for traffic in US

Associated Press

CINCINNATI

A study says that five of the 100 worst congested areas for trucks are in the state of Ohio – and three of those areas are in Cincinnati.

The American Transportation Research Institute has ranked Interstate 71 at I-75 junction north of the Brent Spence Bridge as No. 5, the highest Ohio area with truck-traffic bottlenecks on the organization’s list.

Two other areas in Cincinnati are listed as No. 35 and No. 84, respectively. The I-71/I-70 interchange in Columbus is listed as No. 67. Interstate 75 at U.S. Route 35 in Dayton is No. 50.

Tom Balzer, president and chief executive of the Ohio Trucking Association, and others tell the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News that higher levels of distracted driving and poor driving habits are among reasons for Ohio’s presence on the list.