Beltway around Richmond, VA

bucky wrote:

petrel wrote:
As stated previously, if you survive I-95 in SC, 295 around Richmond is no big deal. With that said, if it is not rush hour, I will go straight through Richmond on 95 to avoid the slight detour and the numerous speed traps on 295.

If you are towing fast enough to worry about laser traps let us all know when you are coming thru. We will take 95 that day.

I was just on 295 back in Nov. No speed traps at all, but I wish there was one. Towards the end (heading southbound) where it goes from three lanes to two, I was not towing and in the center lane going about 70. Right when the left lane was ending some idiot in a car comes flying up the left lane and cuts right in front of me as the lane is ending.
As if that wasn't bad enough, right behind him was some moron towing a TT who then thought he was going to do the same thing. Now I am already doing 70 and he thinks he is going to be able to pass me with his trailer and the left lane is literally ending NOW. I had to put the pedal to the floor or else he would have sideswiped my truck with his trailer or run me off the road. I was doing 80+ and just cleared him. He fell in line behind me and proceeded to tail me so close at 80+ that I couldn't see his front plate in my mirror. He did this with his TT in tow for about 10 miles.
What an idiot.

Now on the return trip I was towing cargo trailer and went through Richmond. The lanes are twisty and narrower in some spots. I wouldn't take a TT or a 5'er through them. 295 is wide and clear. I think 95 is in worse shape than 295.

minnow wrote:

bucky wrote:

petrel wrote:
As stated previously, if you survive I-95 in SC, 295 around Richmond is no big deal. With that said, if it is not rush hour, I will go straight through Richmond on 95 to avoid the slight detour and the numerous speed traps on 295.

If you are towing fast enough to worry about laser traps let us all know when you are coming thru. We will take 95 that day.

Thought the same thing....:E

I USED to worry about stuff like that, now it's a different ball game for me and towing. I am just happy not to get rear ended

bucky wrote:

petrel wrote:
As stated previously, if you survive I-95 in SC, 295 around Richmond is no big deal. With that said, if it is not rush hour, I will go straight through Richmond on 95 to avoid the slight detour and the numerous speed traps on 295.

If you are towing fast enough to worry about laser traps let us all know when you are coming thru. We will take 95 that day.

Thought the same thing....:E

petrel wrote:
As stated previously, if you survive I-95 in SC, 295 around Richmond is no big deal. With that said, if it is not rush hour, I will go straight through Richmond on 95 to avoid the slight detour and the numerous speed traps on 295.

If you are towing fast enough to worry about laser traps let us all know when you are coming thru. We will take 95 that day.

Unless I arrived in/around rush hour, I would hit it on down I-95 straight through downtown Richmond. The only time I have ever had really bad traffic, there was a motorhome on fire in the far left lane. That's been years ago, but I was stuck for about 1 1/2 hours and was over an hour late for a really important meeting. The good thing was, I was not the only one stuck.

I agree with jk31668 . All except from Ft Lauder dale past Miami. There is no good time there on 95. Thak the turnpike around that mess. I went through that area last year at 3AM. 6 lanes 5 MPH.

Have used the Richmond bypass a number of times. Never found a real problem with it.

The Washington Beltway... Now that is a complete nuther story.

Have you considered taking 50 and 13 down the eastern shore?

Another vote for 295...I just did it northbound this month and but for a couple of bridge transitions it was fine. Did 95 southbound because of the time and it was much worse

As stated previously, if you survive I-95 in SC, 295 around Richmond is no big deal. With that said, if it is not rush hour, I will go straight through Richmond on 95 to avoid the slight detour and the numerous speed traps on 295.