Tyler Made Texas’ List for Congested Roads

TYLER — The City of Tyler broke into a category of having two of the most congested roadway segments in Texas. According to data from the Texas Transportation Institute, Tyler had two roadway segments listed in the state’s 100 most congested roadways. The data shows Loop 323 between South Broadway Avenue and Texas Highway 64 west is ranked No. 80 and Loop 323 between Spur 248 and South Broadway ranked No. 93 on the list .

City officials said the latter of the two Tyler segments was on the list the previous year, and construction to improve traffic flow contributed to the rating this year. The section of Loop 323 between Spur 248 and Broadway Avenue was under construction during the reporting time. TxDOT spokes­man Larry Krantz said the two problem areas are being addressed with road resurfacing projects and a new adaptive control system to help with traffic flow.