Travel

Road Conditions

While local roads don't generally experience traffic problems, going south on I-87 one can encounter road construction problems and Albany traffic. Montreal presents traffic issues as well.

NOTE: The Crown Point Bridge to Vermont is CLOSED. There is a free 24-hour ferry service at the bridge location. Click here for details and detours.

This New York State site shows all state highway traffic conditions, road construction, accidents, weather warnings, and even webcams at various points on I-87. To use this map, on the left side of the page click to select the boxes of interest (e.g. "roadwork" or "traffic speed") then zoom in/out using the map controls to look at the area of interest to you.

For information about traffic around Montreal check out this site. The bridges over the St Lawrence can be slow during rush hour times. During the summer, the city loves to put on street fairs which are great fun but bad for inner city traffic. The Montreal subway is a great alternative to using your car in the city and in winter it is by far the most pleasent way to get around; you may be surprised to find that Montreal has a vast underground city. Traffic around the Montreal Airport is also a bit complicated and gets quite slow during rush hours.