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going to Destin from Houston, best time to cross at BR
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:39 am
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:39 am
close friend at work knows I lived in BR many years-moved out in 1995- and was asking best time to cross at BR or avoid BR, use 90 out of Lafayette and cross Miss river near NO.
He is leaving Houston on Tuesday for vacation with wife and 2 young kids. I suggested time he time it so that he hits BR at 6 in morning, take 12 to Slidell.
Is the traffic so bad at 6 in the morning that he would be better off taking 90 out of Lafayette and crossing at one of the downriver bridges? If so which one is easier?
thanks
He is leaving Houston on Tuesday for vacation with wife and 2 young kids. I suggested time he time it so that he hits BR at 6 in morning, take 12 to Slidell.
Is the traffic so bad at 6 in the morning that he would be better off taking 90 out of Lafayette and crossing at one of the downriver bridges? If so which one is easier?
thanks
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Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:40 am to Purplehaze
Its worth just driving up through Arkansas to avoid BR
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:41 am to Purplehaze
Leave at 9:00 PM and drive through the night, works great with kids...
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:44 am to Purplehaze
He needs to be more concerned about when he hits the Mobile Tunnel.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:45 am to TexasTiger01
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Leave at 9:00 PM and drive through the night, works great with kids...
No. I don't want him falling asleep at the wheel and killing me while I'm driving home from the bars.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:45 am to Purplehaze
Traffic backs up mostly due to wrecks (usually either on the Basin bridge or the MS River bridge), and you can't predict when that might happen.
But 6 a.m. Is a good time to drive through without hitting much traffic. Going west to east is going against most BR morning traffic anyway.
But 6 a.m. Is a good time to drive through without hitting much traffic. Going west to east is going against most BR morning traffic anyway.
This post was edited on 7/12/14 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:46 am to Purplehaze
So leaving Houston around 1:30am? Screw that. I would leave Monday night and find a cheap hotel along the way if he wants to get to destin that early
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:46 am to Purplehaze
When you get to Laffy take 90 Easy to 310 North join back up with I-10 in Kenner Brah.....
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:46 am to Purplehaze
honestly, you hear a lot of bitching around here about it but it is not that damn bad...just don't hit it at 7:30 am or 5:15 PM and there is not much to worry about at all...
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:51 am to Purplehaze
Houston to Dallas to S'port to Funroe to Jackson to Birmingham to Mobile to FL.
Avoid Baton Rouge, particularly Burbank and E. Boyd.
#stupiddrivers
Avoid Baton Rouge, particularly Burbank and E. Boyd.
#stupiddrivers
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:54 am to Spankum
Like someone else said, i would try to avoid Mobile rushhour more than BR. That damn tunnel is a terrible bottleneck on I10.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:55 am to Red Stick Tigress
If BR only had a loop....
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:56 am to Purplehaze
I imagine your friend reacted negatively when you told him to leave for vacation at 2 in the morning.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:58 am to Spankum
Yeah, I mean as long as it isn't Friday he'll be fine. It's not like Baton Rouge is some traffic Armageddon at 10am
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:59 am to Purplehaze
Lol never
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:06 pm to tigersownall
BR is not that bad.
If he is coming from Houston he should be used to bad traffic. If he wants to avoid it I would suggest not driving through it in the morning/evening.
Mobile is what he should be worried about.
Your friend is dumb.
If he is coming from Houston he should be used to bad traffic. If he wants to avoid it I would suggest not driving through it in the morning/evening.
Mobile is what he should be worried about.
Your friend is dumb.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:26 pm to Purplehaze
He should expect to be stopped for a while from 415 before the bridge then all the way through town anywhere from 2-6.
It won't be bad going east through Baton Rouge. You may hit a little between College and 110 from 3-5 but nothing out of the ordinary for any city.
Going to Destin I'd take 49 to 190 through Baton Rouge then get on I-12 wherever he can IF he can't be through BR by 2. He won't hit traffic if he can get through by lunch. Going back to Houston go through BR on 12 to 10. It won't be bad going East.
It won't be bad going east through Baton Rouge. You may hit a little between College and 110 from 3-5 but nothing out of the ordinary for any city.
Going to Destin I'd take 49 to 190 through Baton Rouge then get on I-12 wherever he can IF he can't be through BR by 2. He won't hit traffic if he can get through by lunch. Going back to Houston go through BR on 12 to 10. It won't be bad going East.
This post was edited on 7/12/14 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:34 pm to Purplehaze
Leave Houstan at 7. Done with. BR by 11. Thru the tunnel by 2. You're good.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:34 pm to LSUTigers1986
Don't detour through NOLA. It will take you way longer. BR traffic is bad but it's gonna better be better than taking long detours through other areas that may be as bad
Posted on 7/12/14 at 1:08 pm to foj1981
Go through BR before 2 and you should be. Good
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