[Gatorgreen]

What's going on with the traffic on Hwy 301. It was backed up from the toll road to the stoplight at hwy 44. Then packed along the way to Windward Passage. When we bought in January the traffic on hwy 301 wasn't half as bad. TV need to do something to resolve this before it gets impossible to travel 301with all the new housed being built. It's July and when all the snowbirds return, walking may be faster. Does anyone know if this traffic problem is being addressed by TV, county or state??

[Hardlyworking]

They were doing some work just south of the turnpike. The Villages has nothing to do with the situation on 301.

[vintageogauge]

When there is a problem on the turnpike or I-75 301 is the detour, happens once a week or so. I had a customer come into my store at 3:00 and said it was bumper to bumper all the way from Bushnell to 44. 301 is a state route and only the state can make changes, not TV or Sumter County, or Wildwood or Coleman or anyone else.

[billethkid]

When you see bumper to bumper semi trucks you know there is a problem on either the Turnpike or I-75.

The good news...the cause is being "addressed".

[mtdjed]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

When there is a problem on the turnpike or I-75 301 is the detour, happens once a week or so. I had a customer come into my store at 3:00 and said it was bumper to bumper all the way from Bushnell to 44. 301 is a state route and only the state can make changes, not TV or Sumter County, or Wildwood or Coleman or anyone else.

And that is why it is known as US Highway 301?

[JohnN]

shortcut when it's bumper to bumper heading north.

Turn right onto Clay Drain Road (1st right north of the turnpike) and follow it and you'll come up behind Sparr Dr. and you can get onto Powell Rd or Highway 44 if that works for you. Use google maps if needed, but it's worked great for me on many occasions.

[Gpsma]

Barely here six months and already complaining.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Gatorgreen

What's going on with the traffic on Hwy 301. It was backed up from the toll road to the stoplight at hwy 44. Then packed along the way to Windward Passage. When we bought in January the traffic on hwy 301 wasn't half as bad. TV need to do something to resolve this before it gets impossible to travel 301with all the new housed being built. It's July and when all the snowbirds return, walking may be faster. Does anyone know if this traffic problem is being addressed by TV, county or state??

Hey what is the date today? Long holiday weekend?
We went to Stumpknockers on the river this afternoon. Went the back way to CR484 to 200 south. Mostly stop and go and until we got west of I75.
The Villages does not maintain the roads outside the villages.
In 10 days try going the same route you were going today………..then come back and tell us your experience!

[VApeople]

We live in The Villages so we don't need to drive on the roads out in the "real world" like U.S. 301, U.S. 441, and U.S. 27.

We only need to venture where Buena Vista and Morse can take us.

[Luggage]

Nice to stay home

[Villages Kahuna]

It’s called not enough north-south road capacity in The Villages. Your only choices to go south of 44 are Morse and 301. Buena Vista dead ends at 44. At the rate houses are being built south of 44 the traffic isn’t going to get any better. Current plans are for more than 50,000 more houses in the ‘south end’ by 2028.

Traffic such as you’re experiencing is one of the reasons we moved here from ‘up north’.One suggestion might be to figure out how to minimize or eliminate trips from south of 44 to other locations in the northern end of The Villages. Find all the things you need further south—or take the Toll Road or I-75 and shop or eat in Ocala.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Gatorgreen

What's going on with the traffic on Hwy 301. It was backed up from the toll road to the stoplight at hwy 44. Then packed along the way to Windward Passage. When we bought in January the traffic on hwy 301 wasn't half as bad. TV need to do something to resolve this before it gets impossible to travel 301with all the new housed being built. It's July and when all the snowbirds return, walking may be faster. Does anyone know if this traffic problem is being addressed by TV, county or state??

Please take some time to learn about how our community is run. I highly recommend resident academy. You will find out that much of what you hear and read is not correct.

[Hardlyworking]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

It’s called not enough north-south road capacity in The Villages. Your only choices to go south of 44 are Morse and 301. Buena Vista dead ends at 44. At the rate houses are being built south of 44 the traffic isn’t going to get any better. Current plans are for more than 50,000 more houses in the ‘south end’ by 2028.

Traffic such as you’re experiencing is one of the reasons we moved here from ‘up north’.One suggestion might be to figure out how to minimize or eliminate trips from south of 44 to other locations in the northern end of The Villages. Find all the things you need further south—or take the Toll Road or I-75 and shop or eat in Ocala.

Not quite. Meggison Rd goes south from 44 quite a ways, eventually to CR 470 and the turnpike. Buena Vista will soon be extended to end at Meggison Rd.

[Captainpd]

By the time you post something like this, the problem is already solved and over. I'm not sure how many people care about last night's traffic.

[talonip]

Yes that is the way to go. You can go even farther to get to 44 right before the ER. Been doing that for years.