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Oahu Motorists Spend More Time In Traffic

Honolulu Travel Costs Up Nearly $200 Over 5 Years

POSTED: 3:04 pm HST July 8, 2009
UPDATED: 5:18 pm HST July 8, 2009

A nationwide study on traffic over a five-year period has a new snapshot of the average costs to motorists: You are paying more in time and fuel.

The study by the Texas Transportation Institute found that Honolulu residents spent 26 hours in traffic in 2007 compared to 20 hours in 2002.

Researchers also found that the average cost to Oahu drivers is $515 compared to $317 in 2002. The $515 put Honolulu at 55th in the country.

Nationally, the fuel costs for a medium-size city in 2007 was $481.

Read the 2009 Annual Urban Mobility Report.

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