Driving from Western CT to Rockville MD

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Originally Posted by tmackintoshb

Ugly traffic could by heading south over the Tappanzee. I've never run into traffic related to work/commuting through Pennsylvania, only the occasional construction bottle neck. It's really not that much longer...it always helped me knowing I was moving at highway speeds throughout to make the trip feel shorter.

I forget the total of the tolls going south via the "coastal route", but it's somewhere around $10-$15.

Thanks. The times that I took 84/81 in PA had pockets of construction bottle neck too. I agree, I'd rather be moving at highway speeds than stop and go or just stopped in traffic. I think the Tappan Zee Bridge now is about $5 each way.

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Originally Posted by goldenage1

Pick up I-295 at exit 4 in Mt Laurel. You rejoin I-95 just before the bridge into Delaware. There are signs, and there is no other way. I use 295 to avoid a few dollars in tolls and there is a little less traffic. It is not essential to use, just another option.

I have also used the 81/84/15 route also, and did not think it worth the longer time. If you don't like the tunnels through Baltimore, there is also a way over a bridge, but it is longer.

BTW, the suggestion to use the 200 Toll Road in Maryland was a good one to save a little time.

You can pick up 295 off of exit 7a on 195 towards Trenton,take it all the way south down to the Del mem Bridge and over to 95 south.