![]() "It's a national day about being with your family and taking care of your family, and these workers are not able to do that," said Andrew Gross Gaitan of the SEIU United Service Workers West. The workers, who are angry over terminated union contracts and health insurance, admit they could not have picked a worse day or a busier airport. Airport union workers were preparing to strike at LAX. ![]() The top five cities bracing for the worst traffic today are: New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, and the most tangled roads will be in Los Angeles, with holiday road trips predicted to take 33 percent longer than usual.Īnd that's not the only headache in Los Angeles. Motorists along the East Coast faced heavy traffic, but most of the weather looked calm from New York to Atlanta, with temperatures in the 50s in the Northeast and near 70 in Georgia.ĭense fog that rolled into the Midwest from Chicago to Texas Tuesday night caused traffic delays across the area.Īt the city's Midway Airport, Angieang28 tweeted that fliers were "packed like sardines." A third storm system is moving through the West today, producing more rain, but it will not be as heavy as Monday's rainfall.Īpproximately 39 million of today's travelers were hitting the road by car, according to the AAA. In Oregon, this was in some places a record rainstorm. Up to 10 inches of rain have fallen this week in parts of Oregon, up to 9 inches in Washington, and 6.5 inches in Northern California. ![]() In the Pacific Northwest, travelers had soggy ride. More than 30 bridges will be rehabilitated or replaced, including those over the Des Plaines River. Service on the Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak to and from Pennsylvania Station were temporarily suspended this evening because of switching problems, according to ABC station WABC-TV. Interchanges will be rebuilt or improved at Interstate 55, Illinois 7, Center Street, Chicago Street, Richards Street and Briggs Street, with a new flyover ramp linking southbound I-55 to eastbound I-80 to improve traffic flow and safety. 21, 2012 — - As Americans continued to their holiday destinations today, train issues in New York City were added to the mix of inclement weather and airport strikes threatening to put a damper on Thanksgiving travels for some.
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