Chicago Bypass
I will be traveling from Ohio to Cedarburg Wisconsin on Friday 6/03pulling my 35'travel trailer. Can anyone tell me if I80/I294 would be a better route than I90/I94 through Chicago? Thanks in adva...
Forum Discussion
kknowlton wrote:
Agreeing with Romer, but I would amend that a little: 6 PM is still a bit early, and you'll likely end up in rush hour traffic. Waiting a half hour or more should help.
If you have an electronic pass that works on the Ohio Turnpike, it may also work on the 294 tollway. Our Illinois I-Pass worked that way, in reverse.
I agree. Even if you can put yourself at 7:00 PM you'll be better off. And yes, there is reciprocation on the tollway transponders. IL/IN/OH is the Tri-state Tollway.
I will say this, that stretch of 94 to 294, from Gary, IN is hairy even in "light" traffic. I use the word light a bit facetiously. I've gone through there at all different times of the day and evening, unless you go through there in the wee hours, just be very careful. I really hate towing a trailer through that area. Once you are on 294 the rest of the way is not too bad.
