“This mess might have been triggered by the storm that happened about a week ago. But it was predictable what they needed to do, and they’ve faced bad weather before during busy holiday season,” said one frustrated traveler.
Holiday travel is always the worst, but with an incoming storm this weekend, you’ll want to be prepared.
Avoid the roadways on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Despite historically high gas prices (ranging between $4.61 and $4.93 in the region), AAA expects a record 42 million travellers will hit the road this holiday weekend.
County Executive Marc Elrich encourages residents not to travel or host New Year’s Eve parties.
This comes as nearly 2.6 million people are planning to flee the D.C. region for the holiday season.
DDOT will suspend road work as AAA predicts a record number of travelers. MWAA also warns of extra congestion at National airport.
In the D.C. region, weather conditions have resulted in almost one dozen canceled flights and nearly one hundred flight delays.
AAA expects to rescue about 63,000 in the Mid-Atlantic region.
