Get ready for a busy Memorial Day Weekend! AAA forecasts that 38.4 million people will hit the road, marking a 4% increase from last year and the highest number since AAA started tracking in 2000. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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00:00Get ready for a busy Memorial Day weekend. AAA forecast that 38.4 million people will hit the road,
00:07marking a 4% increase from last year and the highest number since AAA started tracking in 2000.
00:13Expect driving times up to 90% longer than usual, warns Inrix.
00:17The worst times to travel are Thursday and Friday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
00:22And the return trip is busiest between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday.
00:26Key trouble spots include I-5 North from Los Angeles to Bakersfield on Thursday after 6 p.m.,
00:32Baltimore-Washington Parkway North on Friday afternoon,
00:36I-87 from New York City to Albany Thursday at 11.45 a.m.,
00:40and I-75 South from Gainesville to Tampa on Sunday after 9 a.m.
00:45Plan ahead, use traffic apps, and travel safely this holiday weekend.