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Bay Area Traffic Right Now
As of 3:45 am PDT, freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area are averaging 66 mph across 1930 sensors, about normal for this time. No stop-and-go traffic right now. 20 incidents are active.
Only 44% of the San Francisco Bay Area's freeway sensors are reporting real speeds right now. Most Caltrans detectors here are broken or offline, so the other speeds are estimated. How the sensors have declined.
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Slowest stretches right now
- I-80 West near Sonoma Blvd On-w-diag: 35 mph (usually 58 mph)
- I-238 North near 1100' W Of Ashland Ave: 36 mph (usually 59 mph)
- US-101 South near Oppo E Washington St Rm-n-loop: 38 mph (usually 58 mph)
Freeways in Bay Area
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 (54 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 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 67 |
| Tue | 68 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 67 |
| Wed | 68 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 67 |
| Thu | 68 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 67 |
| Fri | 68 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 67 |
| Sat | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Sun | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
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