When I got off work tonight (just after 6pm), I decided to experiment a bit and took Manchester from Hanley to I-270. I knew it wouldn't be the fastest, but I wanted to know how long it would take should I have to use it. So being the gadget lover that I am, I popped the gps unit on the dash and recorded my average speed during the commute home.
The gps recorded an average of 25 mph on the 6.2 miles of Manchester Road between Hanley and I-270, with an elapsed time of 14 minutes and 39 seconds. Traffic was fairly heavy, but moving. I got stuck at 4 red lights during my journey on Manchester Road, which I found to be quite acceptable, considering the volume of traffic. I'd like to tip my cap to MODOT for doing a good job of syncing the lights.
The rest of the commute progressed at a much faster pace. I averaged 63 mph on the 17.7 miles of I-270 and I-64 I traveled. As a side note, I did find I-64 to suprisingly busy. It wasn't packed, but I had fully expected I-64 to be a virtual ghost town from at least I-270 to 141, but that was not the case.
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