(WHDH) — With Thanksgiving just days away, the holiday travel rush is set to be the busiest it’s been in more than a dozen years.
AAA predicts that upwards of 54 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Thanksgiving.
That’s a nearly five percent jump from last year and the highest number since 2005.
If you’re one of the millions of Americans traveling by car, you could be in for a particularly long journey.
Global mobility analytics company INRIX predicts travel times in the nation’s most congested cities could be up to four times longer than normal.
Massachusetts highway officials say road congestion in the Bay State is expected to be 15 to 20 percent higher than normal.
“Bottom line is earlier in the day the better. If you can travel on Thursday, the day of Thanksgiving, that’s usually a pretty light travel day, so that’s not a bad day to do it,” Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver recommended. “Coming back, it’s a little more spread out but we typically see that you’re going to see some higher volumes a little bit later in the day.”
Subways and commuter rail services will be running on a regular scheduled Wednesday but extra cars will be added to the commuter trains on Wednesday afternoon.
For those flying out of Logan International Airport, Mass. Port Authority advises passengers to allow extra time, take public transportation to the airport and check your flight status in advance.
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