last minute route advice..please help!!
Feb 13, 2007 | 4:17 pm
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last minute route advice..please help!!
i need to go from the gold coast (north and clark) to midway tomorrow. i will be driving. which route would be the best? different for coming and going? i'll be departing from the city at 7am and leaving midway around 5. how long should i estimate?
1. lakeshore to i55
2. i90 to i290 to cermak
3. i90 to i55
other suggestions?
1. lakeshore to i55
2. i90 to i290 to cermak
3. i90 to i55
other suggestions?
Last edited by mbtmsu; Feb 13, 2007 at 4:20 pm Reason: .....
Feb 13, 2007 | 4:53 pm
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The best route is option #1. Option #3 probably will be slower, and option #2 doesn't make sense.
We just got an awful lot of snow, so I'd try to hit the road well before 7 a.m.
We just got an awful lot of snow, so I'd try to hit the road well before 7 a.m.
Feb 13, 2007 | 5:48 pm
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Either go west on Division to Orleans, make a left (south) and take Orleans south to the I-94 ramp towards Indiana on Ontario Street, go through downtown on I-94, and get on I-55 towards Midway around 22nd street, or
Go south on LSD and get on I-55 around McCormick Center. (This is probably better.)
Watch the news or listen to AM radio WBBM to determine how bad things are on I-55 south. It could be bad tomorrow. If your plane departs at 7 am you might be able to beat rush hour. The exit off I-55 towards MDW is Cicero Avenue. Go south (left).
Steve
Go south on LSD and get on I-55 around McCormick Center. (This is probably better.)
Watch the news or listen to AM radio WBBM to determine how bad things are on I-55 south. It could be bad tomorrow. If your plane departs at 7 am you might be able to beat rush hour. The exit off I-55 towards MDW is Cicero Avenue. Go south (left).
Steve
Feb 13, 2007 | 6:32 pm
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Definitely LSD to I-55 is the best provided there are no accidents.
At 7am, there shouldn't be too much traffic outbound on I-55.
This website is very helpful: www.gcmtravel.com/gcm/maps_chicago.jsp
At 7am, there shouldn't be too much traffic outbound on I-55.
This website is very helpful: www.gcmtravel.com/gcm/maps_chicago.jsp
Feb 13, 2007 | 7:25 pm
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While I would normally say the LSD route, they're having major snow problems on the drive with the winds off the lake and a stretch south of I55 has been closed this evening. If the winds continue through the night I90 might be a safer option.