Tony Lopez and Katy Swiger stopped at the Goochland Safety Rest Area East on I-64 after spending a birthday weekend near the coast. Their Monday morning stop was about halfway back to their home in West Virginia.

We went to Virginia Beach to see Simple Plan and Bowling for Soup in concert, they said. Hes a school teacher so this is a perfect way to really jump start the school season too.

AAA said eight out of 10 people who traveled over the Labor Day holiday weekend drove to their destinations. To avoid the most congestion, they encouraged travelers to leave before noon.

Avoid that late afternoon, early evening time period where you have travelers mingling and fighting for space in the lanes with the evening commuters. If you can leave in the morning, that's your best bet. Or wait out

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