Not many U.S. 280 commuters carpool, survey finds
By Sherri C. Goodman -- The Birmingham News
February 20, 2009, 4:39PM
The Alabama Department of Transportation today released results from a U.S. 280 motorists survey done last March.
The origin and destination study was done in conjunction with ALDOT's plans to build elevated lanes over the corridor from Double Oak Mountain to Interstate 459.
The following is the study summary of drivers on 280 from I-459 to Eagle Point Parkway: ¶
-- 94 percent of all vehicles in corridor are passenger cars
-- 60 percent of all passenger cars use corridor primarily to travel to/from work
-- 92 percent of all commercial vehicles primarily use the corridor for company business
-- 67 percent of all passenger vehicles use the corridor four time per week while only 45 percent of commercial vehicles use the corridor four times per week
-- 79 percent of all vehicles in the corridor contain only one person
-- 95 percent of all vehicles in the corridor contain one to two persons
-- Approximately 90 percent of all the vehicles containing only one person are traveling to/from work
-- 30 percent of all passenger cars using the corridor also use I-459 on the same trip
-- 41 percent of all passenger cars using the corridor reside in the 35242 ZIP code, North Shelby County along 280.
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