Word to the wise — if you plan on taking Interstate 95 north on Wednesday for your Thanksgiving holiday travels, be prepared for a lot of family togetherness between Baltimore and Delaware.
Or really, take another route if you can.
A Delaware transit official said this week that the state’s toll plaza outside Newark, Del., is still under construction. That means not all lanes are open and delays to pass through the already painful bottleneck point are expected to extend south into Harford County just north of Baltimore.
The construction is intended to alleiviate the congestion that’s typical of any day at the plaza — but as the Baltimore Sun notes, “next year’s gain comes at the expense of this year’s pain.”
Some optional routes to avoid the mess that is sure to ruffle even the most patient drivers include:
- Route 40: parallels Interstate 95 and drivers can exit onto it after passing through Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Tunnel, or
- Interstate 83: takes drivers through Harrisburg, Pa., and reached best by taking the inner loop on the western side of Baltimore’s Beltway.
Good luck to this year’s road warriors!
