Why has 270 been horrific in the mornings?
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Anonymous
| Just slogged down another awful commute. Traffic is hell starting around 6:30. It’s usually bad in September but calm by now. What gives? |
Anonymous
| It is still dark for much longer. |
Anonymous
| Too many people on the roads |
Anonymous
| Wait until November, OP. Or figure out how you can take transit. The MARC train is great if the schedule works for you. |
Anonymous
| There are bottlenecks on both ends. Bottleneck going north is when 270 nearest from 12 lanes to four lanes, bottleneck south because it hits the beltway. I wish we had more telecommuting options. That is with the governor should be pushing versus widening to 270. |
Anonymous
| Toll the Frederick drivers. |
Anonymous
Or mass transit. |
Anonymous
| In my experience (14 years of driving 270 from Frederick to North Bethesda), traffic takes until November to lighten up. It's not just 270, but all of the alternate routes, e.g., 28, 355, etc. It used to be October it would lighten up, but in the past 5 or so years, it takes until November. |
Anonymous
| Humans |
Anonymous
| I drive 28 to Falls to Montrose at 7am, no traffic. |
Anonymous
+1 and change the school start times |
Anonymous
Only if the Bethesda drivers are charged an a**hole driver tax. |
Anonymous
|
395 has been terrible for weeks too. I think ours is from the memorial bridge work.
Any construction projects near you? |
Anonymous
There are several construction spots on 270, and even when the crews aren't out working, lanes narrow and shift (in Gaithersburg especially) that slows traffic down. |
Anonymous
| When is 270 not terrible? It’s always jammed on one side or the other even on weekends. |