Best time to travel for Thanksgiving holiday
IT WILL BE THE WORST TIME TO BE ON THE ROADS. I MEAN, JESSICA, IT’S NOT JUST GOING TO BE THE ROADS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CROWDED, THE RAILS IN THE SKIES ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE MORE TRAVELERS THIS YEAR. TRIPLE A ESTIMATES THAT 55.4 MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE THIS THANKSGIVING. THAT’S A 2.3 INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. THE THIRD HIGHEST SINCE TRIPLE A BEGAN TRACKING HOLIDAY TRAVEL BACK IN 2000. TRIPLE A ALSO EXPECTS 4.7 MILLION AMERICANS TO FLY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, AN INCREASE OF 6.6% FROM LAST YEAR. THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FLIERS SINCE 2005. NOW, TO HELP WITH THE SURGE OF TRAVELERS, MASSDOT IS PAUSING ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK ON MAJOR ROADWAYS STARTING AT 5 A.M. ON TUESDAY AND GOING THROUGH 5 A.M. ON THE MONDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. ADDITIONALLY, THE SUMNER TUNNEL WILL REMAIN OPEN THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND. MASSDOT SAYING THEY’RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE CONGESTION, ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE PEAK TIMES. THE WORST TIMES, WE THINK, ARE GOING TO BE TUESDAYS, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR GOING GOING AWAY. THE BEST TIME TO TRAVEL WILL PROBABLY BE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, LATER AT NIGHT, SOMETIME AFTER 6:00, WE THINK THAT BASED ON WHAT WE’VE SEEN HISTORICALLY, THOSE ARE THE BEST TIMES TO GET OUT. NOW, MASSPORT OFFICIALS EXPECT MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE TO TRAVEL THROUGH LOGAN AIRPORT BETWEEN TODAY AND THE THURSDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. THEY ARE ADDING EXTRA STAFF. AND WHILE THE MBTA IS ADDING SERVICE ON THE SILVER LINE FROM LOGAN AIRPORT INTO BOSTON. NOW WHEN IT COMES TO RETURNING FROM THE HOLIDAY MASSDOT SAYS WITHOUT QUESTION, THE SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, AS EARLY AS 10 A.M., WE’LL SEE SOME OF THE WORS
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Best time to travel for Thanksgiving holiday
Massachusetts highway officials are warning those hitting the roads, rails and skies this Thanksgiving holiday to prepare for traffic.
Massachusetts highway officials are warning those hitting the roads, rails and skies this Thanksgiving holiday to prepare for traffic.
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