The 91 Freeway

Terrible. The seams in the middle of the number three lane are maddening. Countless potholes. Never ending, never improving construction. In some spots grass is actually growing in the lane. I could on but it’s the 91 fwy.

Is the reason it’s called the 91 because that’s how many minutes it will take you to drive 25 miles? Of all of the freeways I have driven in many states this is definitely one of the worst.
Avoid at all cost at all times on any day of the week. No relief here ppl. Ever. OK, maybe from 3:30 AM to 4:00 AM if you’re lucky.

I left my sunglasses at the doc’s house when I went for Thanksgiving, so this Sunday afternoon I took the time to retrieve them from the IE. The drive to Loma Linda was not bad at all, it took me an hour to clear the distance as there was no traffic. However, the ride was wasn’t as great.
Traffic started to pile up heading westbound. As a lifelong Los Angeleno, I’m used to sitting in traffic for prolonged periods of time. It’s the bad air along the way that made this drive suck. I don’t know where it came from, but it smelled like a chemical spill in the area twenty miles west of Loma Linda. It smelled almost as bad as the 710 freeway.
Fortunately the drivers around me were pretty reasonable. No crazies cutting people off or playing fast and furious. The next time I make the drive from the IE, I will wait until nighttime.

Both stars exist because I see the value in the existence of the 91. Beyond that F You for taking 2 hours to get me from The 55 to The 15 that is about 30 miles. Perhaps if the stupid toll road lanes were for everybody it would be better for all.
I should give you an additional; star for the 40 minutes it takes to get from The 15 back to The 55. However, it takes an eternity to get back if you choose to come home at a normal time after a weekend then you are sitting with all the same people as you were with on the drive out.
I just don’t see how people can possibly do this on the daily. But we have no choice but to return time and again.

Probably one of the most hated freeways in all of humanity… But I prefer the 91 much more than the 60 and the 5 freeway. Why? Because there’s a fastrak here.
Perks of driving the 91:
— easiest route to Anaheim and Orange County
— has a fastrak
— relatively open space and at least 2 – 3 lanes if there isn’t construction
Cons of driving the 91:
— TRAFFIC. EVERYWHERE. ALL THE TIME.
— traffic is in corona which is always right before the fastrak entrance (so what’s the point even?)
— basically never go between 6−9am Westbound and 4−8pm Eastbound unless you’re looking for a bad time

30 minutes to move 5 miles. This freeway will really make you stop and think about what you’re doing with your life.

This section of the 91 freeway is absolutely atrocious! We drive through here with our fingers crossed, hoping and praying that we one… don’t get in an accident and two… aren’t sitting in traffic for hours. You have all kinds of punk ass drivers, especially those assholes who have 10 car spaces in front of them and still break, or I should say slam on their brakes when traffic… wayyyyyyyy up ahead of them brakes, or you have folks cutting you off or not using a signal when they jump over at the last minute and they look at you like you’re crazy, or my favorite… they jump into or out of carpool as soon as the lane their in stops, either causing an accident or having a near miss.
You name it, I’ve seen it… a lady putting on her eye makeup and talking on the phone while driving, a guy reading the paper and driving, and another guy who was so busy talking to his passenger and couldn’t keep his eyes on the road, so he kept swerving while he’s also trying to talk with his hands, so he couldn’t hold the wheel, then there are the people who sit with their chest on the steering wheel and they’re holding on for dear life while driving super slow in the carpool or fast lane, no less. Don’t they realize that if that if that airbag comes out, their head will damn near be in the back seat?
You probably say, «How can you notice all that if your driving?» My answer… Because I’m sitting in slow moving TRAFFIC! And don’t go on a holiday weekend or something like that… hope you brought snacks and a little porta potty! I can’t wait til they finally finish construction on that freeway!

91 Freeway, the plan is for major widening and re-​construction of all bridges and overpasses from Corona to Riverside. Already going on for years, it is now going from Bad to Worse. This now includes a major artery for so many, Main Street, widening and closures at Main Street in Corona, cleverly named the «Main Street Squeeze». Some dude has a great sense of humor, huh?
So, Ready… Set…Stop! As of January 20, 2015, you can forget to use the Main Street to 91 Eastbound on-​ramp for the NEXT 15 MONTHS. It has been shut down completely while they do major construction for the long neglected, poorly designed 91 to 15 freeway merges and huge overpasses.
It has always been a royal nightmare getting onto the freeway here, a horrid and exceedingly dangerous merge of cars, some trying to merge onto the 15, some just trying to get on at all. And then there are the rude, ME FIRST drivers, you know who you are.
And people, learn how to drive through construction zones so I don’t have to keep talking to my guardian angels on your behalf. They are demanding overtime pay.
This will directly affect me and my entire household, it is the most convenient freeway access from our home. But I will grin and bear it, since the plan is to fix it the right way. Right? Besides, I already have devised several interim Plan B’s, including allowing extra time heading toward Riverside, going on side streets… S~H~U~D~D~E~R!
READ THIS, MORE INFO (quoted from the Riverside County Transportation Commission website):
* Starting January 20, northbound and southbound travel on Main Street will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between the westbound 91 ramps and Third Street.
* Also starting January 20, the eastbound on-​ramp will be closed for approximately 15 months. Lincoln Avenue will serve as the detour with Magnolia Avenue and Hidden Valley Parkway as alternate routes.
* In addition, Main Street will be widened at the request of the City of Corona to improve local traffic flow.
* Later this year, a full closure of the Main Street westbound off-​ramp will be required for approximately 10 — 12 months.
* At a later date, left turns onto the westbound 91 on-​ramp for northbound Main Street motorists may be restricted.
This has been a long time in coming. No magic wand to wave over this catastrophe, it will continue to be a long time before this whole nightmare ends. Another Car-​mageddon of epic proportions. It will get worse before it gets better. Laugh and Pray!

The retro of the 91 seems to provide some relief when transition to the 91 from the 15. I’m looking forward to some much needed improvement as the construction continues. Still heavy traffic from Main Street to the 71. Construction I. The area seems to be progressing well and hope to see the benefit of the widening quickly.

After looking at how many places I’ve given a 1 star to, there was ZERO, so i started thinking. whats the shittiest place/​experience I’ve been to?
and whaddayaknow… i know a freeway is probably far from anyone’s search on Unilocal but DAMN I HATE THIS PLACE. it deserves NO STARSSSSSSS
always traffic for some damn reason. actually for NO DAMN reason most of the time. like the traffic is what causes the accidents, but what causes the traffic is some unsolved mystery. it’s like a curse or like some routine that this freeway does to the people driving on it. hahaha but im seriously a hater when it comes to this free way, only good times are … past 11pm but before like 4 am hahah unless there’s an accident in between 11pm-​4pm then youre screwed buddy.
can’t believe i just reviewed a freeway. hahahah but people deserve to know and this freeway deserves to be put underwater or something so we can build a new one haha

«Get Ready»…the next phase of freeway work will start by the end of the month (June 14′) This will take a bite out of the Corona crawl. This will be from Green River to the 15 frwy.

The average human baby crawls faster than most cars on this freeway
I mean seriously, avoid this route at all costs unless you’re really in the mood to in your car for hours on end at the leisurely pace of 3 mph

Nasty, horrible freeway that always (sorry, 90% of the time) has traffic.
Parts are being expanded (out past Riverside), but they seem to have been under construction for what feels like forever.
I’m glad I don’t have to do the Corona Crawl. The 91 is a NIGHTMARE.

Hate the 15 to 91 merge as it’s always backed up and over looks the parking lot that you will be in for the next couple minutes.

easy breezy

Smooth sailing in the 91 tonight! 15 fwy south of 91 a total parking lot due to freeway work!