I almost always take I-5 up to Tracy instead of CA-99. 99 has a ton of aggressive traffic. Most of the on-ramps are about 6 inches long so plenty of cars merging at 8 mph. More truck parking on I-5.
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99 has a lot of little short get-on ramps that dump slow moving traffic onto the freeway right in front of you. It's probably the worst designed four-lane in California.
If you're going to one of the valley towns like Fresno or Modesto 99 is the best choice but for Tracy I'd run 5.
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If you’re leaving after 7pm then traffic should not be that bad, but still bad. The grapevine is where the cops hang out. Watch your speed. There’s usually two of them, sometimes more.
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I'd be more worried about Tracy i still have nightmares over some of the grocery warehouses up there.
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