Well I quit running that section if I could help it. Its either before 6 am or not at all.
Getting out involves Yorktown cross over the bridges and run I think 17 back towards the 301 bridge. Takes a little bit of time but if you get around that part of 64 and avoid richmond etc then alls well. It would be a extra hour or three but you traded peaceful driving more or less once you got across. Its worth it.
I remember being in the far left lane near the median trying to outrun the herds to Richmond in the afternoon, that was back when we were ungoverned and could put on a bit of speed. Once past 'Mond things cleared up quite a bit.