SFGate A's blogger Vlae Kershner picked up on the snake-mongoose vibe between me and drummer510 through our traffic-related posts from a couple of days ago. That makes this snapshot a good illustration of where the problem doesn't lie. 880 South from San Leandro on down is pretty clear, with an expected slowdown at the 92 interchange and another one at Mowry Ave in Newark. 680 south has a couple of short bad spots near Danville and Walnut Creek, while everything from the 580 interchange south is smooth sailing. 238 is acting like 238 does, so a detour from 580 along Fairmount/Hesperian would be in order.
From the South Bay, 880 is remarkably clear coming towards the ballpark (the pink "X"), while 680 has its usual backup as it approaches Mission Blvd/262, a few miles before the Sunol Grade. 237 eastbound is in better shape than usual. And from the Peninsula, both the San Mateo and Dumbarton bridges are fairly congestion free, at least until they reach 880.
Periodically, I'll take other snapshots of this reverse commute and of the journey into Downtown San Jose.
3 comments:
Isn't it a shame R.M. that the once proposed 238 "Mission Freeway" was never built between 680 Fremont and 238/580 Hayward. It would have went a long way towards easing congestion on 880, as well as providing an alternate for travel up and down the East Bay. Any chance Hwy 84 becomes a full freeway between 680 and 580? It would definetely help Central Valley A's fans get to a Fremont Ballpark faster (as well as commuters to the South Bay).
Although most of us pretty much know where the Coliseum is, would you mind marking it on future maps so people can compare the two locations?
No problem. In the current pic the Coliseum is marked by a blue "E."
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