Any Advice From The Veteran Drivers On Avoiding Chicago

I go to chicago every week from ny but ive only been traveling the route my rm gps takes me is there a way around the city to avoid all that horrible traffic or is it a suck it up and do my job situation i deliver to the northwest suburbs so i have to go through or around the city somehow hoping maybe someone has that secret route Ps i did some studying and it seems taking 80 to 355 is an option but dont wanna get myself in a pickle Any advice is very welcomed Ty jeremy

I go to chicago every week from ny but ive only been traveling the route my rm gps takes me is there a way around the city to avoid all that horrible traffic or is it a suck it up and do my job situation i deliver to the northwest suburbs so i have to go through or around the city somehow hoping maybe someone has that secret route Ps i did some studying and it seems taking 80 to 355 is an option but dont wanna get myself in a pickle Any advice is very welcomed Ty jeremy

I don't mean this as a jerk, but look at your atlas. I've only had 1 delivery / PU in Chicago proper. Normally I end up going around.

I did but it dont tell me anything about the routes traffic or worth the xtra distance and such i did some footwork before looking for personal experience

I don't know what route your driving now. But the 294 is that I take most of the time. Are you trying to stay off toll roads or anything? As for traffic I plan my trips as much as I can around traffic shutting down early and getting up early is one of my faverts. Get trought a bid city about 2 to 5 am and then out and gone. Can you sleep at your delivery ?

So what way are you going and can you change your times to avoid peak traffic? What is the actual city name?

I drive through 80, 294, 55, all the time. I usually park at Gary IN TA or a rest area just south and wait out the traffic to save my hours.

I drove intermodal there during training at the rail yards near the UPS (willow springs), and we have a drop yard on Cicero.

I have a couple customers in aurora and Joliet. And for them prime keeps trying to send me across US 30 which although less traffic has lots of lights, and one really weird weigh station. It has more of an inner city feel, and has one scrary looking 13ft 6in clearance that makes me pray every time I go under it.

US 30 W to IL 59 N crosses I 88 (west of 355). But like I said..I take the toll roads as much as possible for convenience.

But....they've had so.much construction up there on I 88 I'm not sure what that is looking like now.

Update i took 80/94/294/88/to north which is my delivery spot much better than 90 straight through the city Ty all

Not sure about you reefer and van guys but we deliver and pick up from places designed in 1700s seems like. These places have no business having trucks there. 2 thumbs way down for Chicago

I deliver paint to benjamin moore thats modern and easy but sometimes my return trip puts me in the city and its very much like nyc not built for a 53'er thats for sure

Update i took 80/94/294/88/to north which is my delivery spot much better than 90 straight through the city Ty all

Ahhhh see that is what in figured you were doing to being with lol

Be careful in the oasis though...crazy traffic there