Before reading any further, yes that headline is indeed a
satirical play on the current crop of Buzzfeed headlines. But seriously, today I tried
something new. On approach to the Throgs Neck, the Traffic Time sign told me
the Cross Bronx / 95S (CBX) was going to be over an hour. The 278/87 route on
the other hand was 20 minutes. I have never attempted this way before, because
looking at my map it just did not make sense. It seemed to be miles out of the
way, and dip into the Bronx. Figuring I had nothing to lose, I exited right
before the wall of brake lights, and hoped for the best.
And wow, that was easy. The lesson learned today is that if
the CBX sucks, hop on to the Bruckner/287 West, and take that a few miles to
87N/Major Deegan. The signs won’t say GWB at first, but just keep following them, and it
will drop you off much faster than taking the Triborough bridge route. I have
been driving the same route for nearly 7 years, and was pleasantly surprised to
finally find a viable CBX alternative.
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| Sure, its a couple miles out of the way, but taking the Bruckner/278W instead of the CBX can save you a lot of time |
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