Thanksgiving weekend travel charts - I-5 Lacey to Tacoma
Thanksgiving weekend travel charts showing when I-5 Lacey to Tacoma is expected to be the most congested to help plan your travel.
Reading the charts
The colors
WSDOT traffic analysts looked at how many cars were on the road past Thanksgiving weekends. Based on this historical data, the graphs shows how many cars (vertical axis) we project to be on the road each hour (horizontal axis) for Thanksgiving weekend 2022. As the graphs turn from green to yellow, drivers can expect some congestion. During the red hours, traffic analysts predict travel will reach roadway capacity. Once a roadway reaches capacity, any small incident can cause significant backups.
The black line
The black line running from left to right shows typical traffic. This gives drivers more information on how the Thanksgiving 2022 holiday weekend travel may relate to a typical weekend.
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