This year’s numbers also mark a 1.3% increase from last year’s Southern California Fourth of July travel totals. Nationwide, Fourth of July weekend travel is expected to jump 1.3% to 42.9 million people. A little more than 3 million Southern California residents are expected to go on vacation for the Fourth of July, the highest since 2002’s record Fourth of July travel weekend, according to estimates from the Auto Club. In the spring, the Transportation Security Administration was heavily criticized over lengthy screening lines at airports that caused thousands of travelers to miss their flights. About 80% of Southern California residents, or 2.4 million, will drive to their holiday destinations, representing a 1% bump from last year, the Auto Club said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 27, 2016 15:39 UTC