East Coast Driving Updates?

[DisDadWoz]

Hi All

We're driving down from Charlotte, NC next week and wanted to know if anyone has taken the drive down in the last couple of weeks. How's traffic been? Any issues to worry about. We're likely leaving around 4 or 5 am EST so don't expect much at the start but expecting about half way down it will get pretty busy.

 

[RememberWhen]

We drove down from MA 2/18 and 2/19, and back up 2/28 and 3/1. We didn’t have any problems. We stayed on 95 basically the whole way. The worst traffic was in/around Orlando on I-4.

 

[Lilofan]

We drove down from MA 2/18 and 2/19, and back up 2/28 and 3/1. We didn’t have any problems. We stayed on 95 basically the whole way. The worst traffic was in/around Orlando on I-4.

Downtown Jacksonville I-95 around 730-9am, 430-6pm is gridlock.

 

[DisDadWoz]

Downtown Jacksonville I-95 around 730-9am, 430-6pm is gridlock.

We will probably hit Jacksonville on Saturday morning around 9:00am (ish) hopefully

 

[Lilofan]

We will probably hit Jacksonville on Saturday morning around 9:00am (ish) hopefully

Weekends are not bad through Jacksonville unless there is a sporting event , lots of local cops looking for speeders and pulling cars over in SC, GA I-95 , hiding behind trees day/night , drive safe.

 

[Figgy1]

Paging @93boomer

 

[93boomer]

Sorry just saw this…. Yes, ma’am.

 

[93boomer]

We will probably hit Jacksonville on Saturday morning around 9:00am (ish) hopefully

Sorry late. @Figgy1 just alerted me.
We drove down yesterday. Down 26, 95 then 4. The traffic wasn’t bad coming south. Going north it is awful! Really hope it gets better by next weekend going home. I have never seen so many campers-the huge kind-in my life going up!
Good luck!!

 

[networkpro]

As someone who lives south of Atlanta but north of Macon, the Spring break traffic has returned to pre Covid levels on I-75. Pack your patience.

 

[DisDadWoz]

Sorry late. @Figgy1 just alerted me.
We drove down yesterday. Down 26, 95 then 4. The traffic wasn’t bad coming south. Going north it is awful! Really hope it gets better by next weekend going home. I have never seen so many campers-the huge kind-in my life going up!
Good luck!!

Thanks for the update. Yes, going back always seems to take twice as long with all the traffic. We prepare for the worst hoping it may not be that bad when we actually go home.

 

[Raxel7851]

Downtown Jacksonville I-95 around 730-9am, 430-6pm is gridlock.

That’s why you take I-295 around Jax.

 

[Raxel7851]

Sorry late. @Figgy1 just alerted me.
We drove down yesterday. Down 26, 95 then 4. The traffic wasn’t bad coming south. Going north it is awful! Really hope it gets better by next weekend going home. I have never seen so many campers-the huge kind-in my life going up!
Good luck!!

I believe the amount of those huge Class A type RV’s you saw heading north are the northern Snowbirds heading home from wintering in Florida. I think they typically start heading home April 1st. Hope you had a great time!

 

[93boomer]

I believe the amount of those huge Class A type RV’s you saw heading north are the northern Snowbirds heading home from wintering in Florida. I think they typically start heading home April 1st. Hope you had a great time!

Thanks! That’s the same thought we had come up with finally.