Indy to Akron, I-74 instead of I-70?

Last year I saved a lot of time running that area taking 74 instead. There was some really bad backups in the construction zones

 

i70 is hit or miss with delays. simply the luck of the draw. i don't drive during the day so i can't offer much advice in that regard. i74 is a much easier road at night and sometimes we take that route vs i70 to columbus & eastward.

i live <10 miles from whiteland.

 

Yeah that’s a good way too. Just that little jaunt through Celina it’s mostly 65 and 70 other than the two lane stretch on 18/67 in the Hoosier

 

74 is down to one lane both ways around Shelbyville for 10? Miles…It’s still faster than I-70 though.
But for Akron, I’d follow some of the northern routes suggested..

 

Is this to avoid the construction? I drive 70 Indy to Columbus once a week.

I don’t know 40.

 

Yes, if you check google maps ahead of time for how bad 70 is it may save you some time, if headed west, go down on in-3 (spiceland) up on in-9 (greenfield) *if its finished*, or just run us-40 all the way to 465, running n600w then 70 vs straight to 465 is about a wash.

It costs about 20 minutes of time over i 70 being open preconstruction.

 

Used it most of the time heading back to indy last year. Would take centerville exit down to US40, sometimes all the way to 465