Travel through Atlanta
Does anyone have tips or ideas about getting through Atlanta? We are heading to Ft Meyers from Ohio on I-75 and will be going through Atlanta on Monday Nov 27th late morning. We (my wife and I) have ...
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DownTheAvenue wrote:
Late morning I would stay on I75 and go through Atlanta and not get on the perimeter I285. Stay in the next land to the last on the right as there are exit only lanes.
I agree with the first part.....but not the second.
Semi trucks are forbidden through downtown....except for local deliveries....so that makes it a bit better.
From about 10A to 2P is the best. But like any major Interstate, a bad crash can shut it all down. It's a **** shoot but "normal" traffic is not that bad. Honestly. (My daughter lives there.)
As for lane usage, the ramps on the right are a maze. I think there is one place where you will encounter 3 exit onlys one after another.
So I recommend staying as far left as you are comfortable but not the far left one.
And finally.....if driving a rig in any big city traffic is REALLY a problem for you, then avoid it and use a different route. Most of the time, Atlanta isn't much worse than Nashville or Chattanooga; sometimes not as bad.
