Thanksgiving travelers can expect the highest Turkey Day traffic since 2005, AAA Texas reports.
Almost 4 million Texans will travel more than 50 miles to their destinations, an increase of 3 percent over last year. Most of those travelers – 89 percent – will take a road trip.
“Automobile travel is expected to increase by three percent over last year’s Thanksgiving week in Texas,” Daniel Armbruster, AAA Texas spokesperson, said in the news release. “Drivers should plan ahead, create alternate routes, and be sure their vehicle is up to date on all maintenance before hitting the road to avoid breakdowns and delays.”
Nationally, 50.9 million Americans will travel between Wednesday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 26, according to AAA Texas. That is an increase of 1.6 million from 2016’s Thanksgiving weekend.
Travel times may be more than three times longer than expected, according to AAA Texas.
“Thanksgiving has historically been one of the busiest holidays for road trips, and this year we could see record-level travel delays,” Bob Pishue, transportation analyst at INRIX, said in the news release.
