What would you do with 48 hours? Sit in traffic, apparently. That’s the average time Columbians lost to traffic congestion in 2024, which is 5% worse than the year before.
By the numbers
According to a recent report from Texas A&M Transportation Institute, a trip that would take 20 minutes without traffic takes...
- 23 minutes with traffic
- 24 minutes in the peak direction
- 29 minutes to plan for a punctual arrival
Inside the Traffic Management Center
The City of Greenville keeps traffic flowing in its state-of-the-art Traffic Management Center at the Public Safety Complex on Halton Road. Traffic engineers stagger their shifts to keep an eye on commutes during the busiest times of day.
A wall of monitors features live feeds from 65 cameras along with live maps, and the engineers can adjust traffic signals in real-time.
