Locals express frustration at holiday traffic slowing to a crawl on both sides of the bay

) - The 4th of July weekend is one of the busiest times for travel along the Gulf Coast and Saturday was no different.FOX10 News also hit the road on Saturday afternoon, driving through the Bankhead Tunnel on Interstate 10 eastbound, pretty much riding the brakes the entire trip.

FOX10′s crew stopped at Buc-ee’s in Robertsdale. One family coming from Louisiana was taking a much-needed reprieve. The new I-10 Bayway Bridge, a nearly 3 billion dollar project, could one day mitigate some of the backup.“Drive at nighttime, you don’t want a lot of traffic,” one advised. “That, or leave early in the morning because it you leave around noon, you’re going to hit it no matter what.”

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