Rush Hour Commute Traffic Jam on Highway 85, Mountain View

Major traffic backup on southbound Highway 85 in Mountain View on Friday, April 18, 2008. Traffic congestion is very common during commute hours but this bad delay was likely due to an accident (unconfirmed). Traffic was light flowing in the northbound, reverse commute direction.

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