[MR] Pennsic travels - Updates on I-70 construction?

[Steven Chang]

In my past experience, the backup starts on Rt 270 and usually bleeds into
70 when they intersect near Frederick.

On 7/31/08, Glynis Gwynedd <ylandra at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fridays, it's best to avoid 70 Westbound any time after 3pm if at
> all possible (Pennsic or no).  Traffic backs up well past Hagerstown,
> and truth be told I'm not sure how far west the backup actually
> starts.  (I live in the Hagerstown area.)
>
> ~Lady Glynis Gwynedd
> Barony of Highland Foorde
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>
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Dexter Guptill <3fgburner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm going to bypass 70 altogether, until after it hits the Turnpike at
> > Breezewood.  Alexandre, if you're anywhere south of the Potomac I'd
> > suggest going to Winchester, then taking 522 North to Hancock.  I
> > don't know if 70 is OK up until Hancock, since I'm not going that way.
> > >From Hancock, I'm taking 68 west to Cumberland, then US220 up to
> > Bedford and snagging the Turnpike there. Alternatively, I may go to
> > Grantsville, MD and take some variation on the theme of US219 to
> > Somerset. Bit shorter on the back-roads, albeit more picturesque. Of
> > course, the further west one goes, the more one saves on tolls.
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Alexandre de Tourouvre
> > <alexandre.detourouvre at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Good day all,
> >>
> >> Has anyone heard the latest status of the construction work on I-70
> >> between Hancock and Breezewood?
> >>
> >> Plans so far are for my lady and I to be in that area mid-morning on
> >> Friday, heading back to Cooper's Lake.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Alexandre
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