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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / April 2005Travel and Traffic
Just got back from a trip to central Florida from Southern New England. I've been making this trip at least once a year for the last 15 years. Its taking me longer and longer each year. This year it took me about 25 hours. On the way home, 26 hrs. I always leave very early in the morning and pass through NY and Washington at off peak hours. 95 is getting worse and its amazing its still a 2 lane road in most of NC, SC and GA. On the trip down, there was a truck on its side with limes on the road. The good thing was it was on the North side. It blocked the entire road and it was backed up about 12 miles. My wife and kids were quite happy it wasn't us. Well, on the way home a camper flipped on its side. Very windy day. Blocked the entire North lane. 45 mins sitting on 95 and no where to go. On the way home, I decided to take 64 outside of Richmond to 81 to 84. Never took this route before. What a mess on 81 at 78. I finally got off at 22 which helped quite a bit. I have MS Streets but nothing was noted on the construction found at 81 & 78. I do travel to and home during the weekends. Perhaps I should travel during the weekday? I typically do this route. 84 in CT, 684, 87 to the GSPW to the NJ Tpk, 295 over the Del. River back on 95, 695 around Baltimore, 95, 495 around Washington, 95 to central Florida. I'm towing with LP tanks. Any other suggestions for a better route? 64 on the way home wasn't bad but the hills in PA were horrible. The best time I've done this trip is about 21 hrs. Any thoughts on better updated construction information? Road construction is the worse I've seen. Thanks, gary >Just got back from a trip to central Florida from Southern >New England. I've been making this trip at least once a [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >Thanks, >gary Hi, The route you normally take is about the shortest in distance, but probably the heaviest traffic wise. There is NO time when the Washington loop is a good drive. 87 to the GSPW and the Jersey pike usually isn't very wide open either :) The construction at I-81/I-78 is suppose to take a few more years I believe. Construction is not normally shown in mapping programs. you can go on the states web site you intend to travel through and usually find out the latest construction schedules. Then use the mapping programs to avoid them. The worse traffic is usually around Richmond and Washington. Going north on I-95. If you take the Richmond bypass and then take I-95 to exit 133 and take Route 17/15 west to I-66 west to I-81 north to I-78 east to Rt 22 then to Rt 33 north to I-84 at Port Jervis. The climb up out of Port Jervis on I-84 is a nice grade too. But that would probably be the quickest way. The only road I'm not sure about is route 33. Haven't been that way in years so I don't know what it's like. It's at least as good as Rt 22. All the others I've traveled in my MH. In fact the I-66 to Rt 17/15 to I-95 to I-64 east is the way we go to and from the shore every year. When going south I like to take I-81 to I-77 to I-26 to I-95. Only bad spot traffic wise is Charlotte which can be a bear if you hit it at the wrong time. You do hit some hills in Virginia going that way too and get to see the nice view from Fancy Gap if the weather is clear, while going down the mountain. You didn't even hit any of the bigger hills in Pa. by the way :) If you stayed on I-81 north you would have hit a few grades :) Take care and Happy Campin... RichA "We Get Too Soon Olde and Too Late Smart" >Any thoughts on better updated construction information? >Road construction is the worse I've seen. Join AAA and get a trip tick. In an ideal world AAA would let members download construction info to our mapping programs. Unfortunately AAA's association with Delorme is long gone. Hmmm! maybe I'll write a letter with my next renewal. You are joking aren't you. At least the AAA trip tics are. bill > Join AAA and get a trip tick. On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:03:13 -0700, g-a-r-y wrote: > Any thoughts on better updated construction information? > Road construction is the worse I've seen. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/ Not the answer yet, but an interesting site. Regards, John Kinney |
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