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Post by timholycross on Jan 15, 2021 21:05:46 GMT -5
I'd have put this in General Discussion, but as there isn't such a thread any more:
Those that drive down the Eastern Seaboard, wondering how long it takes to get places these days. Is traffic close to what it was a year ago before the pandemic struck? Should the rides to Army, for example, take a lot less time as there is really no rush hour to hit?
Those who live near NYC, Philly, DC and elsewhere, please offer your observations. My daughter traveled some at Thanksgiving and right before New Year's Day, but the days she drove would normally be very light by definition.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 15, 2021 21:18:04 GMT -5
I spend a fair amount of time on 84 all over CT and I haven’t seen meaningful traffic since March. Definitely fewer cars on the road and certainly no such thing as rush hour.
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Post by lou on Jan 15, 2021 22:06:16 GMT -5
I was in NYC today, and returned home on the Saw Mill & Taconic Parkway. Traffic was heavy but moving steadily, probably slightly less traffic than before on a Friday. But also I think the commuter trains are not being used anywhere near what they were pre-pandemic
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Post by HC92 on Jan 15, 2021 22:40:17 GMT -5
That’s a good point, lou. Very few in central CT take mass transit. If a higher percentage of travelers in NY are using their cars during the week, there wouldn’t be as significant a decrease in car traffic as there might be in CT.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 16, 2021 6:56:35 GMT -5
I would agree with Lou's observation. In Northern NJ There is still a "rush hour" but traffic is moving. I find that trips take less time than they did a year ago because the traffic is lighter. And, perhaps it sonly my imagination, but there seem to be fewer accidents snarling things up. There are also times when threads are almost empty.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 16, 2021 7:37:07 GMT -5
My observation is traffic generally lighter and depending on time and location sometimes MUCH lighter.
Made a trip down and back from RI to upper Eastside of NYC to take my son back a week ago last Sunday early in the morning. Total elapsed time 5:15 hours as we non-stopped except to unload his things and drop him off. Normally takes 3:15-3:30 hours one way.
The usual bottlenecks on these trips is New Haven where the interstates merge and usually heavy around Stamford and now the construction at I-95 and Cross Westchester Expressway. Always heavy on I-278.
At times we have spent 5+ hours one way, so just 5 hours round trip was a piece of cake. Obviously no traffic, no accidents. Always try to be driving against traffic.
What’s the expression? “Timing is everything.” Or, in real estate: "Location, location, location."
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Post by CHC8485 on Jan 16, 2021 8:24:49 GMT -5
Drove from Massachusetts (north of Worcester) to Baltimore on Monday Dec 29 and back on Tuesday Dec 30, just under 400 miles.
Each way took roughly 6.5- 7 hours with one brief 15 - 20 minute break. One 5 - 10 minute slow down on the way down on 84 in Connecticut due to an overpass being repaired.
In the past, have typically been able to count on at least 8 hours for that same trip.
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Post by Tom on Jan 16, 2021 9:36:09 GMT -5
I know you wanted this under general discussion so your interest might lie in places outside of basketball, but since the thread is about bussing to games, I think it's worth pointing out the basketball games are all on weekends.
In years past, the trip to West Point (for a fan) would have been in the middle of rush hour traffic on a Wednesday. Team bus would have been Tuesday evening after rush hour. Even without a pandemic, I don't think the Sunday AM church traffic would have slowed you down this past Sunday
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Post by HC92 on Jan 16, 2021 9:43:20 GMT -5
What I wouldn’t give right now to be stuck in Waterbury traffic at 5:30 on a Wednesday trying to make it to West Point for a 7:00 tip.
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Post by bpob55 on Jan 16, 2021 13:54:06 GMT -5
From my experience driving from Fairfield County to NYC the only place with consistent traffic is in Port Chester where the 95 has a split with the 287. Lots of construction.
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Post by hceconhist on Jan 18, 2021 22:24:58 GMT -5
I'd have put this in General Discussion, but as there isn't such a thread any more: Those that drive down the Eastern Seaboard, wondering how long it takes to get places these days. Is traffic close to what it was a year ago before the pandemic struck? Should the rides to Army, for example, take a lot less time as there is really no rush hour to hit? Those who live near NYC, Philly, DC and elsewhere, please offer your observations. My daughter traveled some at Thanksgiving and right before New Year's Day, but the days she drove would normally be very light by definition. Well, I live right next to Annapolis, and I would certainly not want to travel in DC these days  |
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Post by timholycross on Jan 18, 2021 23:29:54 GMT -5
I'd have put this in General Discussion, but as there isn't such a thread any more: Those that drive down the Eastern Seaboard, wondering how long it takes to get places these days. Is traffic close to what it was a year ago before the pandemic struck? Should the rides to Army, for example, take a lot less time as there is really no rush hour to hit? Those who live near NYC, Philly, DC and elsewhere, please offer your observations. My daughter traveled some at Thanksgiving and right before New Year's Day, but the days she drove would normally be very light by definition. Well, I live right next to Annapolis, and I would certainly not want to travel in DC these days Whaddaya mean; sounds like the streets are deserted right now. Probably real easy to get around. |
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 19, 2021 11:08:06 GMT -5
Scrape off your bumper stickers before you go.🙂
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Post by timholycross on Jan 19, 2021 11:11:23 GMT -5
From my experience driving from Fairfield County to NYC the only place with consistent traffic is in Port Chester where the 95 has a split with the 287. Lots of construction. Is the Merritt/Hutchinson a better option heading east & onto 287 versus 95/287 these days? Or best to take 84/684/Saw Mill? |
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Post by bpob55 on Jan 19, 2021 12:56:18 GMT -5
From my experience driving from Fairfield County to NYC the only place with consistent traffic is in Port Chester where the 95 has a split with the 287. Lots of construction. Is the Merritt/Hutchinson a better option heading east & onto 287 versus 95/287 these days? Or best to take 84/684/Saw Mill? On 80% of days the traffic to get onto the 287 will cost you about 5 minutes or less and 90% of the time 10 minutes or less. The Merritt/Hutch tends to get a little backed up where you are going about 30-40 for extended periods of time where that never happens on the 287. |
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Post by newfieguy74 on Jan 19, 2021 12:59:58 GMT -5
This makes me wonder, if anyone knows, what the traffic is like on the GW Bridge these days, i.e., is it as nightmare-ish as usual. My wife, who grew up in Westchester County, thinks nothing of driving over the GW Bridge. I would rather add miles and go over the beautiful new Tappan Zee (not sure if it is formally the Mario Cuomo Bridge yet).
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