Traffic & Transit

Thanksgiving Travel Set To Trigger Bay Area Afternoon Traffic Gridlock

Experts advise drivers to avoid freeways from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., if possible.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The traffic experts issued a warning for Bay Area Thanksgiving travelers — time your getaway to avoid local freeways from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Those words of wisdom come from the California AAA and the traffic experts at INRIX, which released its annual survey of the worst times to hit the roadways on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The survey estimates that 49.3 million travelers will be taking to the roadways this holiday weekend.

Read more at CBS San Francisco.

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