476 afternoon rush hour question (Scranton, Conshohocken: construction, station, commute)

[Moosicman]

On Friday I will be driving on from AC to Scranton and use the Schuykill and Northeast extension. What kind of traffic should I be looking at? And if I was to get through Philly by 3:30 would traffic be bad?

I commute a couple of days a week along 80 to Manhattan, so I know traffic can get bad, just need to know what I am in for.

Thanks.

[Avalon08]

Yeah, traffic can start getting bad by 3 or 3:30, especially on a Friday. You might want to try to get into Philly by 2'ish.

[Sgsimpson01]

I agree with Avalon08. I travel from NJ to Valley Forge (where 76 and Northeast Extention meet) and it can be VERY rough. There are an awful lot of highways that converge in a very short span of road which makes for a nice 5 mph crawl. However, if you're planning to get on the NE Extention by 3:30, it really shouldn't be that bad (especially compared to Manhattan traffic) and once you're past the Mid-County exchange and the construction zone, things should ease up considerably.

[Joe84323]

476 Northeast Extension and 476 Blue Route are two different stories. Once you get past Plymouth Meeting on the Northeast Extension you are fine. It's a fast, straight road.

If you were going on the Blue Route on Friday afternoon, good luck.

[PhillyViaBoston]

I just took a look at the route using Google's historic traffic information. 76 westbound between 30th Street Station & Conshohocken goes from green & yellow to yellow & red between 3 and 3:15pm on Fridays.

Your more problematic point will be between New Jersey and 30th Street Station...

There's a big stretch of red appearing between 2:30 and 2:45pm on 76 between the Walt Whitman and 30th St. . It would probably be better for you to take the Ben Franklin then go 676 to 76. That route is yellow with red only to take the exit onto 76 from 1:45pm onward.

Good luck!