new job at tatum/shea...what route (Tucson: house, buy)

[PhoenixRT]

Ok i just got a new job at the Tatum and Shea area-8-5...so rush hour time. I currently live in North Tucson and will commute everyday (yeah yeah you dont have to tell me-I come from New England so multiple hour commutes in the snow are the norm for me) until I buy a house up in Pheonix in 2 months.
I will be coming up route 10 from Tucson and then should I hit the 51 or the 101 and get off the nearest exit to that area or once I get into phoenix hit the surface streets at some point?
Any suggestions for driving routes are well appreciated!

[sablebaby]

Wow, that is one crazy commute!

I'd hit the 51 and get off at Shea and then you're there! The 51 northbound isn't bad, but the 101 is.

[PhoenixRT]

Yeah its bad by Arizonian standards but not by new englander standards!
It will only be for 2-3 months til I buy a house up there so....you gotta do what you gotta do!

Thanks for the info about 51. I was wondering since I would have to take I-10 through the city center/airport area to get to the 51 if that would be worse than getting on 202 and going up 101 towards tatum/shea?
I would think driving I10 past the airport/downtown area would be the worst of any place come rush hour?

[sablebaby]

Taking the 202 to the 101 is going out of your way to get to Tatum and Shea. The 51 is only about 3 miles from Tatum/Shea, whereas I believe it's about 6 miles from the 101.

I get irritated with anything over 30 minutes!

[PhoenixRT]

Originally Posted by sablebaby

I get irritated with anything over 30 minutes!

ok thanks for the route advice!

haha....you would do poorly in Massachusetts or Washington state if 30 minutes gets you going!!
I am happy with just about any distance so long as i am not driving a dark road with 10 inches of snow and sleet falling around me!