How far will you travel to hike the 9/11 Memorial Hike

[SilentCal]

#52771

I-90 will dump you just beyond where some of the construction is going on. Is it worth going 30 miles out of your way? It might be. What time would you expect to be traveling through the Springfield area. I’d avoid it if it was the rush hour time but you may be alright with minor delays at any other times. I-90 is a nice highway, I used it many times when I was in college.

[ken]

#52772

i will be leaving the job in n.y.c. about 2pm – would be getting on I-90 about 4:20pm (at taconic) – springfield is 55 miles from there – – so i would be at springfield around 5:10pm – – – springfield is the only city along that stretch of I-90 so i am wondering if there is a potential traffic problem at the toll plaza??? – – – i usually lose 10 minutes in waterbury and 20 in hartford – so there is my 1/2 hour – i would “break even” if springfield was like it used to be (5 minutes) that was nothing – but if springfield is a real mess now, it may be worth spending for the tolls and extra gas(as long as I-90 goes smooth for me).

[SilentCal]

#52773

I just went Southbound on I-91 today and inspected the northbound traffic. At 1:30 pm it was moving nicely. There are two lanes open instead of the usual three. There is no breakdown lane going across the bridge over the Connecticut River. You might be alright but I don’t know how much work will progress between now and the day you drive up. Unfortunately, I’m leaving the area a week before and can’t give you a closer look than that. Get off Exit 4 of I-90 if you decide to go that route. Exit 6 is still Springfield but doesn’t gain you anything and may make things worse because there is consruction there too.

[ken]

#52774

i would be there about 5pm – so it may be worse than what you saw at 1:30 – maybe i should be on the safe side, take I-90 and “break even” on the time – – – if i was just going by myself to hike like i usually do, it wouldn’t matter if i got there at 11pm – but since there will be others around to talk to when i get up there, it would be nice to be earlier…

[MtnMagic]

#52775

Ken, we look forward to seeing you whenever you arrive! There is no early nor too late. All the best to you and yours! Magic.

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