Thanksgiving may be over, but that certainly doesn’t mean traffic in the D.C. area is.
While Friday was comparatively light in terms of vehicles on the road — unless you were headed out to do some shopping, the same cannot be said of what’s anticipated this weekend, according to Â鶹¹ÙÍø Traffic Reporter Dave Dildine.
“Homebound traffic starts heating up on Saturday afternoon and peaks Sunday afternoon,” Dildine said. “Southbound evening volume delays are commonly observed on I-270 near Frederick, Maryland. The stragglers will also lead to slowing on I-95 throughout the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday as well.”
Dildine said that means Saturday morning is normally quiet and a good time to be on the road.
Sunday afternoon usually marks the peak of the homebound rush but, unlike the getaway, it’s not infused with commuters and “anxious errand-running, so it’s mostly focused on I-95, I-270 and the Bay Bridge.”
Be sure to get the latest traffic updates at 103.5FM on the 8s and at Â鶹¹ÙÍø.com.
As Â鶹¹ÙÍø previously reported, millions hit the road and flew the friendly skies Wednesday ahead of Turkey Day.
AAA predicted that more than 1.3 million D.C.-area residents would travel during Thanksgiving, an increase of more than 2% over last year.
The highest travel volume was in 2005, when more than 1.4 million District-area residents traveled for the holiday.
The vast majority of people traveling more than 50 miles — 90% — were expected to drive to their holiday destination.
The highest number was in 2019 when 1.26 million drove to their holiday feast.
At least gas is cheaper this year.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Neal Augenstein and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
