Bay Area Traffic Right Now
As of 8:45 am PDT, freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area are averaging 66 mph across 2210 sensors, about normal for this time. 7 sensors report stop-and-go traffic under 30 mph. 18 incidents are active.
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Slowest stretches right now
- US-101 North near Shoreline Blvd Rm-n-coll: 4 mph (usually 67 mph)
- I-880 North near 1st St Rm-n-loop: 15 mph (usually 61 mph)
- I-880 North near N 1st St Rm-n-diag: 16 mph (usually 61 mph)
- US-101 North near Shoreline Blvd: 16 mph (usually 63 mph)
- US-101 North near Rengstorff Ave Rm-n-diag: 22 mph (usually 64 mph)
- I-880 North near Sb 101 Rm-n-loop: 29 mph (usually 59 mph)
- SR-24 West near Telegraph Ave: 30 mph (usually 28 mph)
- SR-24 West near Patton St On-w-diag: 32 mph (usually 31 mph)
Freeways in Bay Area
| Freeway | Now | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| SR-1 North | 65 mph | 64 mph |
| SR-1 South | 67 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-4 East | 65 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-4 West | 66 mph | 66 mph |
| I-5 North | 67 mph | – |
| I-5 South | 70 mph | – |
| SR-12 East | 66 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-12 West | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-17 North | 66 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-17 South | 66 mph | 64 mph |
| SR-24 East | 66 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-24 West | 65 mph | 64 mph |
| SR-25 North | 54 mph | 57 mph |
| SR-25 South | 64 mph | 63 mph |
| SR-29 South | 67 mph | 67 mph |
| SR-37 East | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-37 West | 67 mph | 66 mph |
| I-80 East | 67 mph | 66 mph |
| I-80 West | 65 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-84 North | 67 mph | 67 mph |
| SR-84 South | 66 mph | 67 mph |
| SR-85 North | 66 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-85 South | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-87 North | 66 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-87 South | 66 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-92 East | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-92 West | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-99 North | 65 mph | – |
| SR-99 South | 64 mph | – |
| US-101 North | 65 mph | 66 mph |
| US-101 South | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| SR-120 East | – | – |
| SR-120 West | – | – |
| SR-132 East | – | – |
| SR-132 West | – | – |
| I-205 East | – | – |
| I-205 West | – | – |
| SR-237 East | 65 mph | 66 mph |
| SR-237 West | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| I-238 North | 67 mph | 67 mph |
| I-238 South | 62 mph | 62 mph |
| SR-242 North | 66 mph | 67 mph |
| SR-242 South | 63 mph | 64 mph |
| I-280 North | 65 mph | 64 mph |
| I-280 South | 66 mph | 65 mph |
| I-580 East | 65 mph | 66 mph |
| I-580 West | 66 mph | 65 mph |
| I-680 North | 67 mph | 66 mph |
| I-680 South | 66 mph | 66 mph |
| I-880 North | 64 mph | 66 mph |
| I-880 South | 65 mph | 65 mph |
| I-980 East | 68 mph | 67 mph |
| I-980 West | 67 mph | 67 mph |
When is traffic worst in Bay Area?
Across all freeways we track, traffic is usually worst on Thursday around 5 pm (about 54 mph). On weekdays the morning slowdown peaks around 8 am (55 mph on Tuesdays) and the evening slowdown around 5 pm (54 mph on Thursdays).
| Day | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 66 |
| Tue | 67 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| Wed | 67 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| Thu | 67 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 67 |
| Fri | 67 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 67 |
| Sat | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Sun | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 |