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About 81.8 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over Thanksgiving – a new record . About 90% of those travelers are driving.

A new national study says the Cleveland metro area has the fourth-worst uptick in traffic during the holiday months, with a 37% bump in congestion in October, November and December.

Drives will still face ongoing construction on I-77, I-90, and I-480 , with lane restrictions and ramp closures.

But if you’re driving I-71, know that early returns from a long-term study of the highway corridor through Brunswick, Strongsville and North Royalton say traffic is not nearly as bad as feared.

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