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Originally Posted by Gatorgreen
What's going on with the traffic on Hwy 301. It was backed up from the toll road to the stoplight at hwy 44. Then packed along the way to Windward Passage. When we bought in January the traffic on hwy 301 wasn't half as bad. TV need to do something to resolve this before it gets impossible to travel 301with all the new housed being built. It's July and when all the snowbirds return, walking may be faster. Does anyone know if this traffic problem is being addressed by TV, county or state??
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It’s got nothing to do with The Villages. Thankfully we are retired and don’t have to stress about traffic cuz traffic “ain’t goin’ no where”.
Try the interactive, real time navigation APP called WAZE to get around the traffic. It’s a FREE APP and can help you around the traffic jams. It’s an interactive APP meaning:
1). Drivers on the APP can easily and quickly send weather, police location, traffic and map information to the APP- I have sent info on things like very thick fog, accidents, police presence, hazard on road or on the shoulder, road construction or when the roads have changed. This info is used by WAZE to re-route driving instructions. Frequently, WAZE will send you a message “Traffic detected ahead, new route updated to save you 6 minutes on your route”. Sometimes WAZE alerts you about the additional time but can’t find a different route but since other “WAZER’s” have sent info to WAZE, you will see on the map what the issue- weather it’s an accident or construction or weather. WAZE will send you questions asking if the police or car on shoulder or accident or construction or severe weather is still there.
2). it is monitoring everyone on the APP - so if it detects you have slowed down or is stopped, you can get a message from WAZE asking if you have stopped driving or stopped in traffic.
3). WAZE knows traffic patterns and can help you pick the best time to leave based on the traffic pattern. WAZE works with your calendar and can send you a notification to when to leave. I used to travel to Deerfield Beach a lot and WAZE would update me when traffic was unexpectedly getting worse than predicted and I could leave earlier.
4). WAZE generally chooses routes that are the fastest- but it also chooses routes that have the fewest traffic lights (sometimes with lots of turns) so sometimes it may not seem like it’s the fastest. You can also set it for routes to avoid tolls and ferry routes.