Packed roads are going to become common place over the next few hours, or at least that's what Governor Jennifer Granholm is hoping for this Labor Day weekend. Afterall, it was just a couple of years ago that the governor put a law into place saying kids shouldn't go back to school until after the holiday weekend. The hope is to get more people on the roads, and with more travelers comes more money to help the Michigan economy, not everyone is so fond of the law though.

"You're so limited on where you can go and how long you can be gone," Lansing resident Treasa Muma says.

She adds that her vacation is actually hindered by the new law because regardless of school's starting dates, the weekend before classes means practice for any student involved in a sport.

"We have to cut it (vacation) a little bit short because my son has to go to football practice," Muma says.

Not everyone dislikes the law though.

"I think that people do go on more vacations and it gives people more time, so i really like it," teacher Allison Hardin says.

So now that you've heard the pros and cons, the question is...is the governor's plan working... by the numbers?

"Absolutely. We've seen a lot of people traveling through out the summer, and we expect a lot of people to be traveling this weekend," AAA Michigan traveling expert, Bill McCullough says.

1.8 million michiganians will take to the roadways to be exact, they won't be going far though.

"They're traveling throughout the state as opposed to going into other states," McCullough says.

That's good news for the state's economy, but a real spoiler for those who have long distance plans.