By Sara Beth Williams–
Recent traffic count data compiled by the City of Citrus Heights reveals the volume of drivers has remained steady, with gradual increases across several major corridors in the city, particularly along Greenback Lane, Madison Avenue, Antelope Road, and Sunrise Boulevard.
Both the Antelope Road at I-80 and Greenback Lane at I-80 consistently see the highest vehicle counts, with the past several years recording totals in the low 50,000s. Sacramento County traffic count data also shows similar numbers along all major interchanges throughout the county.
Antelope Road at I-80 saw over 51,000 vehicles pass through in one day in both 2024 and 2025, which is an increase from 44,000 recorded vehicles counted over one day in 2017.
Aside from freeway overpasses, Greenback Lane appears to be the most heavily traveled, data shows. A recorded 45,737 vehicles traveled westbound on Greenback away from Auburn Boulevard in February 2025. Similarly, eastbound Greenback Lane between Auburn Boulevard and Dewey Drive saw 47,579 total vehicles pass through in one day in 2023, up from 45,232 in 2022, but on par with 47,153 recorded pre-COVID. Historical data from the city shows traffic volumes on the same segment once exceeded over 53,000 a day in 2015.
The prominent intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, which affords drivers access to Orangevale and Folsom to the east, Fair Oaks and Rancho Cordova to the south, Roseville to the north, and Sacramento to the west, has often been labeled as the busiest intersection in the entire region by multiple city and regional leaders.
Based on a comparison of traffic count data from both Citrus Heights and Sacramento County, Sunrise Boulevard is not the busiest in the county, but traffic volume consistently lands the intersection within the top 20, excluding major freeway interchanges.
Traffic counts on northbound Sunrise Boulevard traveling past Oak Avenue in the direction of Roseville reached 42,000 in 2025, a significant rise from 35,145 in 2021. Similarly, nearly 39,400 vehicles were recorded traveling north from Macy Plaza Drive in February 2025, up from 38,000 in 2018 after a dip to 36,000 in 2021. As well, a segment of Sunrise Boulevard between Arcadia and Woodmore Oaks registered 38,858 vehicles in one day in 2024, down from over 40,000 in 2017 and 48,100 in 2006.
Pre-pandemic, data shows that 46,000 vehicles were recorded traveling on Greenback Lane between Sunrise Boulevard and San Juan Avenue in 2017, 47,000 in 2018, and 42,000 in 2021. No data was available for 2022-2025.
Data collected by Citrus Heights on Madison Avenue shows that a total of 51,847 vehicles traveled between San Juan Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard during one day in 2020, however no data is available from Citrus Heights for 2021-2025.
Traffic counts from Sacramento County show 46,000 drivers passed through the intersection of Madison and San Juan over the course of one day in June 2024, and over 50,000 drivers passed through the intersection of Madison Avenue and Hazel Avenue.
Data from the county also shows Antelope Road as another major corridor, with over 39,000 drivers recorded driving through the intersection of Antelope Road and Roseville Road at the border of Citrus Heights and Antelope.
