Avoid Labor Day Return Traffic With These WSDOT Charts

SEATTLE, WA - If you want to make your trip home a bit faster, the state Department of Transportation has released a set of handy graphs showing the best times to leave. The graphs detail a number of popular routes across the state, including I-5 from Tacoma to Olympia, I-5 to the Canadian border and I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum. Most of the graphs show that it's best to leave in the early morning hours - before 9 a.m. - or the late evening hours - after 10 p.m.

Northbound from Tacoma to Olympia on I-5 looks particularly dicey, with heavy traffic anticipated from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.

On I-90, bridge deck repairs are likely to result in heavy traffic approaching Snoqualmie Pass due to lane switches. For eastbound I-90 Monday, the worst of the traffic is anticipated to be from noon until 8 p.m., while westbound appears to be less congested.

While Labor Day weekend isn't the busiest holiday in terms of traffic, AAA estimated that more than 30 million drivers hit the road in 2015.

Plan ahead by checking out the DOT's graphs here.

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