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Sacramento Traffic Right Now

As of 9:45 am PDT, freeways in Sacramento are averaging 66 mph across 566 sensors, about normal for this time. No stop-and-go traffic right now. 2 incidents are active.

Only 7% of Sacramento'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

Freeways in Sacramento

FreewayNowUsually
I-5 North65 mph66 mph
I-5 South66 mph66 mph
US-50 East67 mph–
US-50 West68 mph–
SR-51 North61 mph63 mph
SR-51 South64 mph64 mph
SR-65 North65 mph66 mph
SR-65 South64 mph58 mph
I-80 East66 mph65 mph
I-80 West65 mph65 mph
SR-99 North65 mph64 mph
SR-99 South65 mph65 mph
SR-113 South64 mph–

When is traffic worst in Sacramento?

Across all freeways we track, traffic is usually worst on Thursday around 4 pm (about 53 mph). On weekdays the morning slowdown peaks around 8 am (55 mph on Tuesdays) and the evening slowdown around 4 pm (53 mph on Thursdays).

Typical average freeway speed (mph) in Sacramento, by day and hour (local time)
Day5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6865605861626261615958565765666667
Tue6965585559626262616057545462676768
Wed6965585660626262616056535462676768
Thu6965595660626262615956535562676768
Fri6965626162626161605855555762666768
Sat6868676766646362626262636566676768
Sun6868686867666463636364656666666668

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