Fourth of July travel: Best and worst times to travel in Philly region
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Nearly 700,000 travelers in the Philadelphia region are expected to hit the road for the during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, per AAA.
Why it matters: That's a lot of extra congestion on our highways, as some residents look to escape Philly's huge same-day stress test: a World Cup match coupled with a big concert and fireworks show.
The big picture: AAA forecasts this to be the busiest July 4 week for travel since at least 2019.
State of play: The worst July 4 holiday traffic started hitting most cities last week, per transportation data firm INRIX, which works with AAA to calculate travel times.
Driving the news: Experts say you should still to hit the road today or Tuesday if you want to avoid white knuckling it through gridlock.
😮💨 1 good thing: The region's most congested travel day is behind us, per AAA.
- That was last Saturday, where the roughly two-hour trip to Rehoboth Beach was expected to take 3 hours and 18 minutes.
By the numbers: More than 671,000 Philly-area residents are expected to travel at least 50 miles for the holiday weekend.
- That up 2% over last year, with most of us driving despite high gas prices.
Yes, but: Holiday air travel is up 13% from last year, per 6ABC.
Zoom out: AAA expects 72.2 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles for Independence Day between June 27-July 5.
- That's up from 71.8 million travelers last year but a smaller jump than in recent years.