Yea, I'm still trying to figure out why they're widening there... it's three lanes each direction already. Things only get tied up if there's an accident (usually further south or north), so widening doesn't really help.
Southbound stacks up through there in the afternoons, especially on Fridays. Never have really had issues NB at all. I'm also not sure why they chose to widen that part either. I would have 3 laned the northern 75/64 split 2 miles north of there before adding a 4th lane further south.
I used to get on SB at the 113 M-F around 5-530. It did slow down slightly, but I think it was more people not realizing 64 EB is a LEFT exit. That southern split is where things normally cleared up. Again, if they don't widen the splits, the 4 lane won't really matter.
There's one at exit 83 in Kentucky. I don't know about other Buc-ee's, but you can NOT see what the gas prices are from the highway (actually can't see them until you get to the parking lot/pumps). BUT, every time we've been, it's been five-ten cents cheaper/gallon than others in the area.
Yes I suppose I should clarify that statement. We have a 9 year old and a 2.5 year old. I'm not at all worried about the 9 year old on a long road trip. If we let her, she could sit all day on the couch and watch her iPad. So a trip in the car should be no issue.
I hear you on this. I've driven straight through before and yes that first day is wasted. But honestly, even when we fly we figure it as a travel day anyways and don't make any plans for that day.
DH hates to commit to a motel on the road as he worries we won’t leave on time, traffic issues, etc. Now I will make a reservation with my phone mid-afternoon for the area we think we will want to stop. Works for us. I also recommend the GasBuddy app.
We are considering driving for the first time from the Cleveland area. Where do you like to stop? DH didn't want the pressure of booking a hotel, but then I started looking and realized that some hotels on our route still had smoking rooms.
We just made the drive this week. Stopped in Savannah, right off the highway near the airport. Nice, clean hotel. We stayed at the Springhill Suites. We left Cleveland a little late, 10am and arrived in Savannah at 10pm but the last few hours was really slow due to heavy rain. It's about 4 or 4-1/2 to Disney from there. Honestly it's a really doable drive. I just don't like the roads in West Virginia, so curvy.
and pricing out that verse driving. We'd most likely visit a relative who recently moved into a new house in that city and is really bummed no one has visited the new house yet - if we fly.
