Sacramento construction any better this year?

path1 wrote:
Last year heading south the construction was the worst in Sacramento. On I-5 from Seattle to San Diego it was most messed up. We like to over night at a place in Woodland just north of Sac.

If still messed up, any local advice on here that could provide best way to by pass or is frwy still the best? We prefer I-5 just because 99 has tons of on ramps/off ramps.

I live in the area. Weekends are *usually* not a problem. But on weekdays, regardless of construction, the traffic simply has gotten out of hand. From Woodland, I5 going south will be busiest during the morning commute hours. I had to go into Sacto last Thursday. Thought I was going to be smart and leave at 8am, hoping the commuters would be at work. Wrong. From Woodland to Sacto was a parking lot. There is a ton of traffic coming off of 99 from Yuba City headed into Sacto. My best advice is to look at the traffic maps and plan your departure through Sacto based on that on weekdays. It is usually lighting up around 9am.