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California drivers hoping toescape for Memorial Day weekendmay want to avoid one nightmare window: Friday evening.
Arecord 45 million Americansare expected to travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday,according to AAA, with 39.1 million people expected to drive.
In Southern California, 3.6 million residents are projected to head out of town for the long weekend, according to the Auto Club of Southern California, asreported by City News Service.
About 2.9 million of them are expected to drive, while 388,000 will fly and 279,000 will travel by bus, train, cruise ship or other means, the Auto Club said.
The worst times to be on the road are expected to be noon to 9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 5 p.m. Monday, according to AAA data.
The best times to leave are after 9 p.m. Thursday, before 11 a.m. Friday or Saturday, and before 10 a.m. Monday, according to the data.
The biggest Southern California bottleneck is expected on the eastbound 10 Freeway from Los Angeles to Palm Springs.
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That drive is projected to peak at 5:30 p.m. Friday and take 4 hours and 21 minutes, 88% longer than normal, according to AAA.
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