More than 91% of those Americans will be traveling by road.
Friday is expected to see the heaviest traffic, with roads especially congested in the afternoons.
Planning to get away for a Fourth of July? Be prepared to share the road with a whole lot of other drivers.
With more than 47.7 million Americans expected to travel between July 1 and 5 for Independence Day, more than 91%, or 43.6 million travelers, will be hitting the roads this year. It’s the second-largest travel volume on record, even with commuting traffic still below pre-pandemic rates.
All those vehicles mean travel volumes are expected to jump 15% over normal, according to Bob Pishue, an analyst with transportation analytics company INRIX.
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