When Reggie and I go home for Sarah’s birthday this summer, we’re going to try a different route. And this route will completely bypass the states of New Jersey AND Connecticut.
We’ll be taking I79 to the very end where it dumps you on I90, which runs the whole way to Boston. That route will take us through Erie, Syracuse, and Buffalo. And in theory, it only adds about 30 minutes onto the trip. It also completly avoids I84.
It’s worth a try.