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Glad I don't have to deal with any of these. Any of you guys driving thru these in your commutes?

3 Miami spots in top 50 of worst traffic backups in U.S.



The Palmetto Expressway between Northwest 41st Street and the Dolphin Expressway was the most congested area in South Florida to make the list. Ranked 20th, the study found backups on the stretch of road add up to 1,400,000 hours in delays, $30 million in lost time, and 647,400 gallons of wasted fuel annually.

The other two spots to make the list were the Dolphin Expressway between Northwest 72nd Avenue and the Palmetto Expressway, ranked 32nd, and the Dolphin Expressway between Northwest 17th and 22nd avenues.

Only one other area in Florida (Interstate 4 between North 22nd Street and North Nebraska Avenue near Tampa) made the list.

The top 10 included an area near downtown Chicago, six spots near Los Angeles, two in the New York metropolitan area and an intersection in Austin, Texas. To see a complete list and read the study, click here.
 
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OfTheCross said:
We already know that Dolphin and Palmetto ain't shyt.

Hopefully after all this fancy construction it gets smoother
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Looks like there's construction all over. They adding express lanes to 75 and I think the sawgrass doing construction also. Seems like there's always construction on highways and the traffic just stays the same after.
 
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mannyrs13 said:
Glad I don't have to deal with any of these. Any of you guys driving thru these in your commutes?

3 Miami spots in top 50 of worst traffic backups in U.S.



The Palmetto Expressway between Northwest 41st Street and the Dolphin Expressway was the most congested area in South Florida to make the list. Ranked 20th, the study found backups on the stretch of road add up to 1,400,000 hours in delays, $30 million in lost time, and 647,400 gallons of wasted fuel annually.

The other two spots to make the list were the Dolphin Expressway between Northwest 72nd Avenue and the Palmetto Expressway, ranked 32nd, and the Dolphin Expressway between Northwest 17th and 22nd avenues.

Only one other area in Florida (Interstate 4 between North 22nd Street and North Nebraska Avenue near Tampa) made the list.

The top 10 included an area near downtown Chicago, six spots near Los Angeles, two in the New York metropolitan area and an intersection in Austin, Texas. To see a complete list and read the study, click here.
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Waste of money and time. Improving public transportation to the 21st century would have been better.
 
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Stedman Bailey got shot in Miami Gardens. I went into the article on ESPN like please don't let it be Florida let alone Miami and true enough....

Rams WR Bailey hospitalized after being shot

Rams WR Stedman Bailey shot, in critical but stable condition
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St. Louis Rams third-year wide receiver Stedman Bailey was shot Tuesday night and is in critical but stable condition in a Florida hospital.

Bailey was wounded twice in the head and is expected to undergo surgery Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Rams released a statement, saying, "We are aware Stedman Bailey was involved in an incident this evening. We have spoken with Stedman and he is in the hospital in critical, but stable, condition. We are gathering facts about the situation and will provide updates as we learn more."

Bailey was sitting in a car with several people when he was shot, a source confirmed to ESPN. The driver of the vehicle was shot multiple times while attempting to shield children in the car from bullets. His wounds are more serious.

Multiple reports said Bailey was in Miami Gardens, Florida, when he was shot. Bailey went to high school in the Miami area.

Earlier this month, the NFL suspended Bailey four games for violation of its policy on substance abuse. Because he was suspended, Bailey was not made available to the media, but he took to his Instagram account to post an extended apology in which he referred to his choices as "idiotic" and "disgraceful."

Rams coach Jeff Fisher said Bailey would be able to stay around Rams Park during his suspension but that would be mostly limited to working out.

Bailey also was suspended four games for violating the policy on performance-enhancing substances before the 2014 season. That suspension was later reduced to two games after a change in the league's policy.

Bailey, who was the Rams' 2013 third-round pick out of West Virginia, had been the Rams' third receiver for most of this season but was rarely involved in the offense. He had 12 catches for 182 yards and a touchdown in the first eight games. His touchdown celebration against the Cardinals, in which he pretended to go to sleep in the corner of the end zone with the football as a pillow, drew a fine for using the ball as a prop during a celebration.

"Just going up against an opponent like Arizona, everybody counted us out, so it was just a message to the world not to sleep on the Rams," Bailey said when he learned he was fined.

"I kind of knew once I did it to make it quick," Bailey said. "I just stayed on the ground for about three seconds and popped up and celebrated with my team. It's a lesson learned."

He is eligible to return to the active roster Dec. 7 after the Rams' game against Arizona.

ESPN's Josina Anderson, Nick Wagoner and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 
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