Originally Posted by
weltfrieden
I got bored and checked Google Maps with traffic turned on at 2AM and 3AM during the last two nights. Wow...what's the deal with traffic near Gary and all the way to just west of South Bend? They were mostly red, indicating slow traffic. At 2AM and 3AM? Also checked Waze app and it showed pretty much the same. Guess I'll be avoiding that area no matter what.
Thanks!
Probably snow the last couple of nights. As
cheltzel said, there can be lots of lake effect snow there, and it's been snowing in Chicago. There's often year-round construction on parts of I-90 in NW Indiana (not sure right now). Finally, you have toll booths and casino traffic on the weekends.
Haven't been that way in probably a month, but my guess would be it's a little of all of the above. As I said earlier, I'd definitely suggest the southern route, your odds of having a smoother trip are much greater.