Record number of drivers predicted to travel around Memorial Day

The summer travel season will start off with a very busy Memorial Day weekend.

AAA just released their travel forecast and it could break records.

An estimated 42.3 million people nationwide will travel more than 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA’s forecast.

Ninety percent of travelers will go by car.

AAA predicts 1.3 million people in Georgia will travel over the holiday weekend, from Thursday, May 25, through Memorial Day. That’s 86,000 more Georgians than last year and a new record.

Cheaper gasoline may also be a factor.

Last year, prices at the pump hovered around $4 per gallon on Memorial Day. This year, AAA predicts no big jump at the pump.

Don’t expect to see traffic just on the roads.

With air travel expected to be up 11 percent over last year, it will make the world’s busiest airport even busier.

Expect the largest crowds at the airport on Thursday heading into the weekend.

If you’re planning to drive, expect the busiest time on the roads to be the afternoon rush hour on Friday, May 26. The worst traffic is predicted for the I-85 corridor inside the perimeter, southbound leading from DeKalb County into Midtown -- all the way into downtown Atlanta.

The lightest crowds at the airport are expected to be on Memorial Day.

However, road traffic is expected to be busier than normal on Memorial Day, with the peak hitting between noon and 3 p.m. as everyone heads back into town.


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