[ale] OT: Best way to go from I75 north to 20 west in Atlanta

[Alex Carver]

If they can handle a slight deviation away from the interstate system
(but still on highway roads) one option would be to take 75 up to Macon,
exit onto US-80 West through Columbus and all the way to Tuskegee.  At
that point you pick up I-85 South towards Montgomery, then I-65 north to
Birmingham at which point you pick up I-22 towards Memphis and off they
go to I-40.

Separately I certainly recommend I-40 over I-10 to Los Angeles not
because of teh heat but because I-10 crossing into California and
especially as you approach Palm Springs and the eastern end of Riverside
is a disaster of traffic.  Depending on the part of Los Angeles they're
trying to reach, there are many better alternatives that avoid heavy
congestion (with the understanding that there is *always* congestion in
Los Angeles even at some hour like 3 AM)

On 2017-05-24 12:50, Steve Litt wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm from Orlando Florida, and all I know about Atlanta traffic is that
> the traffic on I75 is usually horrible from mile marker 185 near
> Forsythe up past downtown Atlanta up to about mile marker 285. I once
> averaged 10mph on I75, north of downtown Atlanta, for two straight
> hours, on a Saturday night at 10:30pm. I also know that once, trying to
> avoid that kind of traffic, I took the I285 loop to bypass mile markers
> 238 thru 259, and that was horrible too.
> 
> I have relatives who need to drive from Orlando to Los Angeles in early
> September. They want to take the north route (I40) instead of the south
> route (I10) due to the extreme heat in September. To the extent
> possible, they want to stick to the Interstate freeway system.
> 
> If traffic were not an issue, I75 to I20 to I22 to I40 would be
> perfect. So I have some questions about traffic:
> 
> Is the traffic on I20 west of downtown as bad as I75 traffic? How far
> west of downtown is it below 40mph?
> 
> Would I75 to I285 to I20 be better than I75 directly to I20, or is I285
> still so full of construction that it's slower than I75?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> SteveT
>