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Traffic question-15 north through MD
Next week DS and I are going to drive up to NY to meet my DH for a couple of days. We are going to head up on a Tuesday evening and I am trying to figure out the best route...mapquest is recommending 15 north to 81, and I'm just curious for those who might know, how bad is 15 north around 5pm or so? Would you rather deal with 15 north at that time or the toll road, beltway and 270?
And if you really have a lot of knowledge, one of the alternative routes being suggested is to take the beltway to 95, eventually taking the New Jersey turnpike...how late does this area stay yucky with traffic? We will be leaving from Sterling (possibly Ashburn) around 5pm. I am hoping to get an earlier start but I am not positive I will be able to get done with work earlier. Our final destination is a little town north of NYC near Poughkeepsie. Thanks for any input!
Re: Traffic question-15 north through MD
It's been pretty bad the past couple of weeks. Not as bad as the combo of the beltway/270/95, but it won't be perfect.
There is a secret back route though. As you come up route 7 get off at crosstrail blvd (or parkway? one or the other). The Wegmans exit. Bear right in the exit lanes. Go straight, through 2 lights then for a mile or so, the road curves left and a water treatment plant is in front of you as the speed limit slows down to 35 then 25. It's a little back road that comes up on most GPS as unpaved, so most people don't go this way unless they know about it. Anyway, it curves through some woods and past some little farms. Then you come up a hill to a light and take a right on Battlefield. Go down the hill, past the school (on your left), wave at my neighborhood, haha, then the next light will be 15 north. Take a right. This is the last light on the way out of town, where it narrows to one lane. Bypass all the traffic.
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