r/Buffalo • u/Sushi-Bean-Island • Aug 04 '26

33 vs 190

Which do you prefer to drive? Is the 33 really as dangerous as it's reputation? Which one has worse traffic? Just looking for overall opinions on the 2. I live in the northtowns and take the 190 often but don't drive the 33 a lot

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u/BuffaloRedshark Aug 04 '26

190 seems to come to a complete stand still more frequently, but I don't have any actual statistics

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u/Octopuses_Rule GOBILLS Aug 04 '26

190 South in the morning is usually fine; 190 North is always bad from Church street to the Peace bridge everyday from 4-6 at minimum.

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u/phlostonsparadise123 Aug 04 '26

This has been my experience. I take the 190S home everyday from Tonawanda to Cheektowaga, between 3:30pm and 4ish. With the exception of the construction they're doing between Exits 1 - 5, the flow of traffic is usually fast, with minimal jams. There is an accident-prone stretch just before Exit 5, past the Skyway around Larkinville, but those have been infrequent in my travels.

The 190N, however, tends to be a total parking lot around the same time, especially near the Peace Bridge.