Summer Getaway Guide
By tradition, this weekend marks the start of the summer travel season. We have our own tradition of offering
some tips on how to drive out of the D.C. region toward holiday destinations without losing that good vacation vibe.
These are among the most popular routes.
DC Area Summer Getaway Routes
Travelers wrote in with comments and questions about our advice on routes out of the D.C. area for summer vacations. First, here’s my own after-action report toward Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake and points west.
Our destination was New Germany State Park in western Maryland. We followed what I describe as the traditional route: I-270 to I-70 to I-68. Since we weren’t going all the way out to Deep Creek Lake, we got off I-68 at exit 22 for Chestnut Ridge Road. The 155-mile trip from the D.C. area to the park took three and a half hours Friday afternoon.
Cameras, Conditions, Advice To Ease Weekend Travel
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will help ease traffic by suspending construction and lane closures from noon … there’s some good news if you’re headed north on I-95. The Delaware Department of Transportation and its counterpart in …
Cape Hatteras Among Top Beaches
A wide slice of brilliant white sand and warm, emerald water on Florida’s southwest Gulf coast was named the best beach in the United States Friday. North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras came in at No. 5.
Informational Web Site in High Gear for the Delaware I-95 Corridor
Dover — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is pleased to announce that the I-95 Web site has taken on a more visually appealing look that enables users to pin-point where projects are occurring and how they impact other projects and roadways. The updated Web site, www.i95.deldot.gov, offers a one stop shop of information concerning all projects along the I-95 Corridor in Delaware. The main page of the site features a map of the entire I-95 Corridor through Delaware. [More]
Traffic Jams on I-95
Traffic is also backing up on the northbound side of the Delaware toll plaza on I-95, but that is related to volume and delays due to construction limiting the number of available toll booths. Traffic volume is also causing some backups on I-95 as it exits …
DelDOT Warns Drivers of 1-95 Toll Plaza Congestion
DelDOT reminds motorists that the on-going I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Reconstruction project will … Northbound and southbound toll lanes have been reduced as part of the construction. This reduction impacts both the manual cash and E-ZPass lanes.
Advice For Northeast Holiday Drivers
I-95 will be a quarter-mile down the road. (This would avoid the Delaware Toll Plaza, where there’s been a lot of congestion lately because of the construction of the high speed E-ZPass lanes.) On that last one, I got this response from a traveler …
Advice For Southbound Holiday Drivers
Caroline County, I-95: Concrete barriers will remain in place along the northbound and southbound shoulders at mile marker 103.6 just south of Exit 104. Alleghany County, I-64: Median barrier construction will close one lane in each direction between mile …
I-95 Gas Price Update – Friday, May 27, 2011
Memorial Day Weekend spells a little relief for I-95 gas prices. The average posted gas prices along I-95 are now comfortably under the $4 a gallon mark with only an isolated location or two above that mark. Listed below are the average posted gas prices as of Wednesday, May 27, 2011 for unleaded regular gas at selected I-95 exit cities.
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| Houlton, ME | : $3.90/gal | Springfield, VA | : $3.92/gal | |
| Bangor, ME | : $3.87/gal | Dumfries, VA | : $3.94/gal | |
| Augusta, ME | : $3.88/gal | Fredericksburg, VA | : $3.86/gal | |
| Portland, ME | : $3.91/gal | Ashland, VA | : $3.70/gal | |
| Portsmouth, NH | : $3.86/gal | Richmond, VA | : $3.72/gal | |
| Seabrook, NH | : $3.90/gal | Petersburg, VA | : $3.72/gal | |
| Danvers, MA | : $3.87/gal | Emporia, VA | : $3.72/gal | |
| Dedham, MA | : $3.88/gal | Roanoke Rapids, NC | : $3.76/gal | |
| Mansfield, MA | : $3.91/gal | Wilson, NC | : $3.70/gal | |
| Attleboro, MA | : $3.92/gal | Selma, NC | : $3.70/gal | |
| Pawtucket, RI | : $3.92/gal | Fayetteville, NC | : $3.72/gal | |
| Providence, RI | : $3.87/gal | Lumberton, NC | : $3.73/gal | |
| Warwick, RI | : $3.93/gal | Rowland, NC | : $3.63/gal | |
| Wyoming, RI | : $3.91/gal | Dillon, SC | : $3.64/gal | |
| New London, CT | : $4.12/gal | Florence, SC | : $3.55/gal | |
| New Haven, CT | : $4.16/gal | Manning, SC | : $3.61/gal | |
| Bridgeport, CT | : $4.18/gal | Santee, SC | : $3.64/gal | |
| Greenwich, CT | : $4.04/gal | Walterboro, SC | : $3.61/gal | |
| Rye, NY | : $4.03/gal | Savannah, GA | : $3.66/gal | |
| New Rochelle, NY | : $4.12/gal | Richmond Hill, GA | : $3.63/gal | |
| Bronx, NY | : $3.99/gal | Darien, GA | : $3.69/gal | |
| Secaucus, NJ | : $4.03/gal | Brunswick, GA | : $3.71/gal | |
| Woodbridge, NJ | : $3.92/gal | Woodbine, GA | : $3.72/gal | |
| East Brunswick, NJ | : $3.87/gal | Kingsland, GA | : $3.69/gal | |
| Bordentown, NJ | : $3.83/gal | Yulee, FL | : $3.72/gal | |
| Cherry Hill, NJ | : $3.84/gal | Jacksonville, FL | : $3.68/gal | |
| Penns Grove, NJ | : $3.82/gal | Saint Augustine, FL | : $3.74/gal | |
| Wilmington, DE | : $3.82/gal | Palm Coast, FL | : $3.72/gal | |
| Newark, DE | : $3.84/gal | Daytona Beach, FL | : $3.77/gal | |
| Elkton, MD | : $3.81/gal | Orlando, FL | : $3.74/gal | |
| Perryville, MD | : $3.80/gal | Cocoa, FL | : $3.71/gal | |
| Aberdeen, MD | : $3.82/gal | Palm Bay, FL | : $3.72/gal | |
| White Marsh, MD | : $3.85/gal | Fort Pierce, FL | : $3.79/gal | |
| Baltimore, MD | : $3.86/gal | Cape Coral, FL | : $3.80/gal | |
| Greenbelt, MD | : $3.88/gal | West Palm Beach, FL | : $3.87/gal | |
| District Heights, MD | : $3.91/gal | Miami, FL | : $3.91/gal |
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