When to avoid the worst LA traffic times this…
California drivers hoping to escape for Memorial Day weekend might want to avoid one nightmare window: Friday night.
A file 45 million Americans are anticipated to journey at least 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday, according to AAA, with 39.1 million people anticipated to drive.
In Southern California, 3.6 million residents are projected to head out of city for the long weekend, according to the Auto Club of Southern California, as reported by City News Service.
A congested Los Angeles freeway with a number of lanes of traffic and a signal for Balboa Blvd, White Oak Ave, and Reseda Blvd. Getty Images/iStockphoto
About 2.9 million of them are anticipated to drive, while 388,000 will fly and 279,000 will journey by bus, prepare, cruise ship or other means, the Auto Club said.
The worst times to be on the street are anticipated to be midday to 9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, midday to 5 p.m. Sunday and midday to 5 p.m. Monday, according to AAA data.
The best times to depart are after 9 p.m. Thursday, before 11 a.m. Friday or Saturday, and before 10 a.m. Monday, according to the data.
The largest Southern California bottleneck is anticipated on the eastbound 10 Freeway from Los Angeles to Palm Springs.
That drive is projected to peak at 5:30 p.m. Friday and take 4 hours and 21 minutes, 88% longer than regular, according to AAA.
San Diego drivers heading to Palm Springs on the northbound 15 Freeway are anticipated to see traffic peak at 5:45 p.m. Friday, with the journey taking 4 hours and 17 minutes, 54% longer than traditional.
In Northern California, The San Francisco-to-Napa drive on the eastbound 80 Freeway is anticipated to peak at 6:15 p.m. Friday and take 2 hours and 47 minutes, 78% longer than regular, according to the AAA data.
California drivers will still, however, pay a steep price for the weekend on the street — as the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the Golden State remained sky-high as of Thursday afternoon where it sat at $6.143, which is over a dollar-fifty increased than the national average.
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