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10 busiest streets in Fort Worth

Traffic isn’t all that bad when the sky look like this. | Photo by @jrh79_

Sometimes, the words “rush hour traffic” can bring out the Wild West in even the calmest Fort Worthian. And doesn’t it seem like your street is always the busiest street in the city? Well, we’re here to settle the debate.

Using data provided by the Texas Department of Transportation’s TPP District Traffic Web Viewer, we calculated which major thoroughfares (and sections of those roadways) in Fort Worth see the most cars on a daily basis.

TxDoT measures Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) or the total volume of vehicle traffic on a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days.

Use this guide to see where (or where not) to hit the road, Jack.

FTW-traffic-map — The map displays TxDOT TPP Statewide Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) through year 2021.
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Map courtesy of TxDoT

I-20

From East Loop 820 S. to Little Road | AADT: 221,132
From I-35W to East Loop 820 S. | AADT: 193,200
From McCart Avenue to Granbury Road | AADT: 166,567

I-35W

From I-30 to East Berry Street | AADT: 190,342
From NE Loop 820 to Western Center Boulevard | AADT: 184,237
From East Berry Street to 287 | AADT: 180,257
From Texas Highway 121 to NE 28 Street | AADT: 165,889

I-30

From I-35W to Forest Park Boulevard | AADT: 166,754
From I-35W to Beach Street | AADT: 151,199
From East Loop 820 to Cooks Lane | AADT: 141,259

If you haven’t picked up on it, the most congested areas are around the perimeter of the city on highways and interstates that help Fort Worthians get to and from other towns. That goes to show how many people are commuting daily.

Stuck in your car? Turn up the volume on our local playlist.

Already inside the Loop? Check out our guide to getting around without gas.

Asked

Do you commute to and from Fort Worth?

A. Everyday — my car is my second home
B. 2-3 times a week
C. I live inside the city
D. Nope — traffic is not for me

Take the wheel

Events

Friday, May 12

Friday on the Green | Friday, May 12 | 5-10 p.m. | Magnolia Green, 1201 Lipscomb St., Fort Worth | Free | Bring your own lawn chair and kick back for four local musicians + enjoy food, drinks, and an artisan market.
Open Studios Night | Friday, May 12 | 6-9 p.m. | SiNaCa Studios, 1013 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth | Free | Take a look behind the scenes as featured artists show off their skills creating glass art.

Saturday, May 13

PBR World Finals | Saturday, May 13-Sunday, May 21 | Times vary | Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth | $28-$926 | PBR is unleashing the beasts for the world’s best rodeo athletes.
Comedy After Dark | Saturday, May 13 | 10:30 p.m. | Sleeping Panther, 2000 S. Beach St., Fort Worth | $20 | Laugh it up at one of Fort Worth’s funniest comedy shows.

Sunday, May 14

Jurassic Quest | Sunday, May 14-Monday, May 15 | Times vary | Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St., Fort Worth | $19-$36 | Check out the larger-than-life animatronic dinosaurs including Apatosaurus and Spinosaurus at the world’s largest dinosaur event.

Events calendar here

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Finance

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News Notes

Civic

On Tuesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m., the newly elected city council members will be sworn in for their two-year term. The ceremony in the Council Chamber (200 Texas St.) is open to the public. Note: This will take the place of the public comment meeting.

Traffic

Construction is underway on West Lancaster Avenue from Lamar Street to Jones Street. The city is installing new irrigation and landscaping, including 22 trees. Power to the “Avenue of Lights” sculpture in the median is temporarily turned off but will be restored when the project is completed around the end of August.

Edu

UTA received a $12 million donation for its new resource and energy engineering (REE) bachelor’s degree program that will launch this fall. The donation from oil billionaire Kelcy Warren is the largest in the institution’s history and supports three endowed faculty positions, scholarships, and fellowships + will build a state-of-the-art laboratory and experience center.

Sports

Golfer Annika Sörenstam will make an appearance at the Charles Schwab Challenge for a keynote speech at the private Executive Women’s Day event. She is the only woman to ever play in a professional men’s tournament at Colonial Country Club, taking the green in 2003 and breaking a 58-year streak of no women in PGA Tour events.

Announced

Christopher Roden is the new operations manager for Will Rogers Memorial Center. Promoted by the city, the Fort Worth native has worked in the public events department since 2014 and most recently served as the complex’s program coordinator. (Fort Worth Business Press)

Concert

Don’t miss your chance to hear the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s (FWSO) last concerts of the season. From Friday, May 19 to Sunday, May 21, FWSO will perform Haydn’s “Creation” alongside vocal group Seraphic Fire + visual artist Elaine J. McCarthy will bring the production to life. Grab tickets.

Ranked

No. 29. That’s what the Texas A&M School of Law ranked in US News & World Report’s latest national graduate school list. TAMU Law jumped from No. 46 last year and is ranked second in Texas behind UT Austin. Catch up on what’s happening with the law school’s campus.

Outdoors

Did you know that today is Go Public Gardens Day? From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can tour the Fort Worth Botanic Garden for free. Register in advance and don’t forget to check out ZimScuplt while you’re there.

Holiday

How to win Mother’s Day? Send the mother figure in your life iconic meals and desserts from across the country with Goldbelly. Think: Ina Garten’s coconut cake, a New York bagel brunch kit, and a chef’s steak dinner for four. Yup, it’s all on Goldbelly.*

Kids

Let your kids touch the stove

Summer cooking camps for kids in Fort Worth

Two kids in denim aprons gaze at a counter holding a bowl of flour, chocolate chips, and croissants.

Kids will be whipping up French pastries in no time. | Photo via Sur La Table

This summer, we’re in favor of letting your kids touch the stove. Let us explain.

We’d only recommend this activity under professional supervision, with detailed instruction, and the promise of tasty treats at the end — AKA, everything you get in one of Sur La Table’s cooking camps.

Check out the camps held at Sur La Table (1151 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 340, Southlake), perfect for little chefs who’d love hands-on cooking instruction this summer. Bon appétit.

🧁 For kids ages 7-11

Baking 101
This camp will have kids mixing batter and rolling out dough to make everything from chocolate marble banana bread to homemade pizzas. A four-day camp is held Tuesday, May 30 through Friday, June 2. Sign up for a 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. slot.

Global Flavors
Kids will learn about flavors + cooking techniques from around the world, like rolling sushi and kneading pasta dough. Camps are available June 5 through August 11. Browse five-day camps and three-day camps.

More camps for kids + teens

The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Kate

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