kirkgun

Another (possibly) helpful hint about visiting Carowinds next weekend: Beware of traffic In addition to being a Holiday weekend, there is Nascar here this weekend. I'm not sure how you plan on coming through town (or at what times) but things could get ugly. The construction at the insection of I-85 and the 485 loop on the north side is done (thank goodness). So 85 in that area is much better lately. But, you still cannot get onto 485 Outer (counter clockwise) around the west side of Charlotte at that intersection (it will not open for a few more weeks). Just north of that intersection (through the city of Concord) is the race track. It's the same area as Concord Mills mall. 77 Southbound past the center of the city (called Uptown in these pars) can get ugly anyday, at any time. All it takes is just one bad driver... And there will be tons of out-of-towners driving motor-homes and such. And even 85 can still back-up even with the construction done. 485 on the southside of the loop is a disaster at sometime almost every day. There are a couple of lanes closed on 77 southbound right at the Carowinds exit (at least there was yesterday). Anyway, all I can tell you is too look at a map before hand and have some ideas of some alternatives. I am supposing everybody has a smart phone with an map app with live traffic reporting these days, use it. Don't check it 10 minutes before getting close to town and figure everything is clear, keep checking. Don't let navigation on your phone or GPS send you into a jam. have fun and good luck