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Vancouver region Interstate 205 - Dashboard


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Performance indicators for I-205 in the Vancouver region

Indicators

This dashboard shows two multimodal performance indicators for Interstate 205 in the Vancouver region:

  1. Annual general purpose (GP) lane person miles traveled
  2. Annual GP vehicle delay



For details on methodology to calculate person miles traveled and vehicle delay, refer to WSDOT's Handbook for Corridor Capacity Evaluation (PDF 5.9MB).

Sources: WSDOT Transportation Safety and Systems Analysis Division and WSDOT TRACFLOW (https://tracflow.wsdot.wa.gov/)

Performance highlights

More than 287.4 million person miles were traveled in the GP lanes on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge in 2024, a 0.6% increase over the 285.7 million in 2023.

Travelers on this corridor experienced 59,100 hours of vehicle delay in 2024, an 33.7% increase from 44,200 hours in 2023.

More than 285.7 million person miles were traveled in the GP lanes on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge in 2023, a 1.6% increase over the 281.3 million in 2022.

Travelers on this corridor experienced 44,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2023, an 56.7% increase from 28,200 hours in 2022.

In 2022, traffic volumes continued to recover in the wake of COVID-19. Annual person miles traveled increased from 2021 and approached the pre-pandemic levels. However, annual vehicle delay decreased from 2021 was significantly below the pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 281.3 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, up 0.9% from 278.7 million in 2021. Travelers on this corridor experienced 28,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2022, down 15.1% from 33,200 hours in 2021.

In 2021, annual person miles traveled and vehicle delay increased from 2020, due to the recovery of traffic volume in the wake of COVID-19. Nearly 278.7 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, up 11.6% from 249.8 million in 2020. Travelers on this corridor experienced 33,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2021, up about 950% from 3,200 hours in 2020. The Evergreen Transit Center remained temporarily closed for use as a Safe Parking Zone, and served as a place for people sheltering in their vehicles.

In 2020, the statewide response to COVID-19 resulted in a significant reduction in person miles traveled and annual delay. Nearly 249.8 million person miles were traveled on I-205 between the I-5/I-205 interchange and the I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge, down 13.1% from 287.4 million in 2019. Travelers on this corridor experienced 3,200 hours of vehicle delay in 2020, down 97.1% from 107,300 in 2019. The Evergreen Transit Center was temporarily closed for use as a Safe Parking Zone, and served as a place for people sheltering in their vehicles.

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