From South to North, best route thru Pheonix
From Casa Grande, AZ we're driving a Class A motor-home towing 4 down heading due North to Flagstaff. Going thru Phoenix we prefer to avoid driving I-10 & I-17. Although the long way, we have taken Hw...
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The 101 in the east valley has several construction spots so it's actually worst than the 10 & 17 right now. Even the 51 interchange with the 101 is bogged down at times. Problem with the 101 is once past the 202, your only alternative if anything happens is the streets to the 17 anyways. My money is on the most direct route. Take the 10 to the 17 and just get it over with. I can't understand the fear so many have with the 10 or the 17, it's an interstate.
If it's scary, travel after 9 pm and before 5 am when you have the roads mostly to yourself. The bulk of the traffic will be staying on the 10 heading to LA. There is nothing wrong with the 10 from Casa Grande to the 17 interchange and the 17 is one long straight road right out of Phoenix.
Now, if you plan on traveling during the weekday, avoid 5am to 10am and again from 3pm to 9pm. If you travel between 10am to 3 pm (plenty of time to traverse all of the metro area), it's smooth sailing. Otherwise, check traffic conditions right before you leave and take the route with the fewest construction delays, the least accidents or where the traffic helicopter guy is reporting a major backup due to some slow RV in the left lane holding up traffic.
If it's scary, travel after 9 pm and before 5 am when you have the roads mostly to yourself. The bulk of the traffic will be staying on the 10 heading to LA. There is nothing wrong with the 10 from Casa Grande to the 17 interchange and the 17 is one long straight road right out of Phoenix.
Now, if you plan on traveling during the weekday, avoid 5am to 10am and again from 3pm to 9pm. If you travel between 10am to 3 pm (plenty of time to traverse all of the metro area), it's smooth sailing. Otherwise, check traffic conditions right before you leave and take the route with the fewest construction delays, the least accidents or where the traffic helicopter guy is reporting a major backup due to some slow RV in the left lane holding up traffic.
