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what-the-what24 t1_j1q1hny wrote

Traveling home to RVA from spending Christmas in MD. Traffic on 95 South is fairly light EXCEPT around Occoquan. Why does traffic always seem to materialize and then magically disappear on this stretch of the highway?

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ltdan123 t1_j1q2pdh wrote

The number of lanes drops by 2, plus the on-ramp traffic, plus something about the bridge making everything slow down.

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The_UnknownTA t1_j1q1wli wrote

What part of MD? Because you could also pass through the Northern Neck of VA to get to RVA. I've done this plenty of times when I don't want to deal with NOVA traffic.

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ripleyajm t1_j1q3hed wrote

Coming from Maryland you should always take 301 and skip 95 until you get to kings dominion. I’ve had that cut my trip in half before

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what-the-what24 t1_j1q50pj wrote

We used to take 301 when our daughter was little and we needed lots of easy options for potty breaks and food.

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jeb_hoge t1_j1qa04z wrote

I always refer to that as the Occoquan Kink. It happens both ways, too. It's like the presence of water combined with a decent curve on an interstate is a guaranteed slowdown.

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momthom427 t1_j1qfqi0 wrote

Fredericksburg is the other slow down that never seems to fail.

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