if you are traveling north to south, DO NOT GO TO THE COAST ON A FRIDAY. the traffic from the portland people is bumper to bumper and I got passed by two snails. that's a fact. just be sure you have a full tank of gas, you will need it. I had to laugh when we went, the cops in a little town that causes the bottle neck, were sitting watching the flow of traffic like they were looking for speeders. ODOT screwed up by putting that road right in the middle of town. they should have down like they did at tillamock, go around it.