Traveling this week? Or awaiting the arrival of a loved one? With last week’s snowstorm in the NE and an impending storm over the Rockies and Plains, it’s a good idea to have some websites and phone numbers handy. This can help reduce the stress of not knowing what’s going on with travel plans. Although I can’t promise that the lines will be shorter, or that airlines won’t loose your luggage, at least you’ll have information. And information is power.
Last month I shared some websites with you. For a quick refresher, check it out here. I’m going to give another plug to the FAA’s Flight Delay Information. I love the overall view of the country. Already this morning ORD (O’Hare in Chicago) is experiencing over 2 hour arrival delays. That’s only going to cause more problems as people miss their connecting flights. ORD is one of the busiest airports in the country.
Traveling by car?
Rand McNally’s Road Construction Search Engine – search by state and/or Interstate number
Safe Travel USA has links to all the State’s road conditions websites. All the links I checked worked.
State By State Road Conditions (that appear to be fully functioning)
- Arkansas weather road conditions or road construction info
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas complete with cameras along I-70
- Kentucky
- Minnesota – high bandwidth has cool popups for accidents, construction, and other delays
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma – very basic information
- South Dakota
- Tennessee – laid over Google Maps
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