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If you are taking a vacation to Orlando it is important to work out your transportation issues before you get there. If you are driving it is important to know which highways you will drive on and how to get around. There are many connecting highways throughout Orlando if you are driving. There are also many ways to get around which include the rail, buses, light rail and the commuter rail.

Orlando is ranked 8th in the nation when it comes to traffic congestion. The average person in Orlando spends at least 54 hours a year in their car stuck in traffic. The heavy traffic is not predictable and you should avoid rush hour if you can. Rush hour is most commonly on week days after 7 a.m. and after 4 p.m.

Interstate 4 in Orlando is the primary highway. It starts in Daytona Beach and continues across the middle of the state through Orlando. I-4 provides connectivity to the suburbs, downtown, area attractions, and both coasts in Orlando. There is usually a lot of congestion on this highway. As it travels through downtown you might appreciate the 3D architecture you will see with some of the buildings and the 3D design.

The East-West Expressway is a major highway that intersects the Central Florida Greeneway and the Florida Turnpike. There is major construction going on that is responsible for some serious congestion also. The Greeneway serves as the eastern beltway. It begins and ends on I-4. The Daniel Webster Western Beltway is a toll road #429. This is the back entrance into the Walt Disney World from the northwestern suburbs of Orlando.

Currently there is not a light rail in Orlando. There is a lot of controversy about a light rail. The people who have been in the city for years who are tired of the congestion want the rail and those people who are new and think that the rail ruins the charm of the city. The problem is that people coming from larger metropolitan areas are in denial of the need of the rail. There is a commuter rail in the planning stages and hopefully will open in 2009. This rail should connect the current CSX lines from DeLand and Poinciana. It will travel directly through downtown and have stations located at the LYNX station and the Church Street station.

There is a bus system in Orlando known as the LYNX. This bus system serves five different counties throughout Orlando which include Osceola, Orange, Lake, Seminole, and Volusia. This is a local bus system you might consider when you are vacationing in Orlando. There is also a Greyhound Bus station if you are interested in taking the bus home to another state across the country.

When you travel to Orlando transportation is a big issue. You don’t want to spend your vacation stuck in traffic for hours and hours. You might want to consider planning a trip that avoids the I-4 or uses the back toll way into Disney World.

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