Friday, December 21, 2012
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is urging residents to drive safety and use public transportation.
During the holidays, we're all in a rush to get to our respective celebrations and enjoy the holidays. But also during this time of the year, the weather doesn't always cooperate. Information for Drivers With some wintry weather in the forecast, drivers should be prepared to encounter varying roadway conditions as they head to their holiday destinations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT.) MassDOT encourages residents and visitors to drive safely and use public transportation where possible during the upcoming holidays. Although holiday traffic is the worst around Thanksgiving, road conditions can still get pretty congested during peak travel times. “Historically the days surrounding Christmas and New …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Wood Street overpass was closed for a month and a half, how do you feel about traffic in East Milton Square now that it reopened?
Construction on the Wood Street overpass in East Milton has wrapped up earlier than expected. While the work, which began on September 7, was initially scheduled as a three-to-four-month project, it was completed in about a month and a half. The overnight construction on the one-way bridge detoured traffic coming from Boston toward East Milton Square to turn left or right on Squantum Street. MassDOT announced last week that the bridge would reopen on Tuesday, November 27, but the project again moved ahead of schedule, opening on Friday, November 23. The detour added to traffic changes in the square with the test run of the new configuration that are planned to become perfect. Has the reopening of Wood Street improved your travels through …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Here are some tips from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to make your Thanksgiving travel a little easier.
Will you be driving on Thanksgiving night? If so, you can snag a free cup of joe courtesy of the state. And if you're hitting the Turnpike on Wednesday afternoon, you can also get on I-90 (for one hour) without having to pay the toll. Free coffee will be served at all 18Massachusetts Department of Tranportation (MassDOT) service plazas between 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night until 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov 23, courtesy of McDonalds, Burger King and Gulf. Meanwhile, Plymouth Rock Assurance will sponsor free tolls at the Allston-Brighton interchange on I-90 from 3-4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21. Thanksgiving holiday traffic is expected to be at its peak on Tuesday, Nov. 20, Wednesday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 25, according to MassDOT. To avoid …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The intersection of Randolph Avenue and Chickatawbut Road was second on the MassDOT Top 200 High Crash Intersection Locations.
A Milton intersection is second on the 2010 Top Crash Locations report, released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in September. The intersection of Randolph Avenue and Chickatawbut Road was second on the Top 200 High Crash Intersection Locations list, which was compiled using police data and information from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Between 2008 and 2010, the duration of the 2012 report, there were 73 accidents at the intersection of Randolph Avenue and Chickatawbut Road. There were no fatal accidents, but 40 injury crashes. While many towns and cities have multiple intersections in the report, Milton is listed just once. The Milton intersection finished behind the VFW Highway and Varnum Avenue intersection in …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Construction work will cause delays on I-93 South near Exit 3 this weekend.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 29 and continuing through noon on Sunday, September 30, there will be multiple lane closures on the section of I-93 South in the vicinity of the Ponkapoag Trail bridge (Exit 3) in Milton to allow work crews to complete roadway reconstruction and paving operations. The ramp from Route 24 North to I-93 South will be closed during portions of this work with affected traffic being detoured to I-93 North to reverse direction at the Route 28 (Exit 5) interchange. Appropriate signs, channelizing devices and traffic control measures will be used to guide drivers through the work zone. MassDOT encourages drivers to seek alternate routes, to avoid delays. Drivers that must travel through the affected …
Friday, September 7, 2012
The bridge over I-93 will be closed for the next three or four months, causing a detour in Milton.
A traffic pattern change in East Milton over I-93 will be in effect for three to four months beginning this afternoon while MassDOT completes maintenance on the Wood Street overpass. While the construction is being done, Granite Avenue will be closed at Squantum Street, according to Milton Police Lt. Kevin Foley. The detour will force commuters coming toward East Milton Square to turn left or right on Squantum Street. Foley said a detail officer will be at the intersection and increased patrols will be in the neighborhoods as traffic volumes will likely spike. The work will begin on Monday, September 10, but the detour will go into effect at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 7, to alert motorists of the change. The actual maintenance on the …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
MassDOT is advising motorists that multiple lanes of I-93 North near Exit 3, Ponkapoag Trail Bridge, will be closed this weekend.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 4th and continuing through 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 5th, there will be multiple lane closures on the section of I-93 North in the vicinity of the Ponkapoag Trail Bridge (Exit 3) in Milton to allow work crews to complete roadway reconstruction and paving operations. The work between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 4th and between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 5th will not include any associated travel lane closures. Appropriate signs, channelizing devices and traffic control measures will be used to guide drivers through the work zone. MassDOT encourages drivers to seek alternate routes, to avoid delays. Drivers that must travel through the affected area should expect delays and …
Saturday, July 28, 2012
There will be multiple lane closures on I-93 near Exit 3 on Saturday and Sunday.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 28th and continuing through 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 29th, there will be multiple lane closures on the section of I-93 North in the vicinity of the Ponkapoag Trail bridge (Exit 3) in Milton to allow work crews to complete roadway reconstruction and paving operations. The work between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 28th and between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 29th will not include any associated travel lane closures. Appropriate signs, channelizing devices and traffic control measures will be used to guide drivers through the work zone. MassDOT encourages drivers to seek alternate routes, to avoid delays. Drivers that must travel through the affected area should expect delays and should …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Students at Collicot Elementary School are working together to walk over 3,000 miles.
Students at Collicot Elementary School are attempting to walk across the country, making stops at six Miltons in other states along the way. Well, not literally, but the students are logging their walking and biking miles as part of the school’s Walk Across America program. MassDOT and the Safe Routes to School program created the initiative that encourages students to collectively walk 3,593 miles over a 12-week period. “It was aggressive to start when we did, but we figured we could make it 3,500 miles,” said Ann Marie Loughnane, who started the project at Collicot. With the weather improving and the statewide Walk or Bike to School Day falling in the timeframe, students have had plenty of opportunities to log their walks and bike rides…
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Secretary and CEO of MassDOT and the MBTA General Manager recently released an open letter to MBTA customers.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The following is an open letter to MBTA customers from Richard A. Davey, Secretary and CEO, MassDOT and Jonathan Davis, Acting General Manager, MBTA. An Open Letter to Our Customers, Over the last nine weeks we have engaged in a public process to allow our riders to weigh in on recommendations for closing a $159 million budget gap next year. As we conclude that process this week, we want to take a minute to thank you for the unprecedented level of engagement you demonstrated over this period. Since January, nearly 6,000 of you attended our 31 public meetings, with nearly 2,000 individuals offering public comment. In addition, we received 5,850 emails from you about the importance of the MBTA in your lives. By comparison, the last time …
Joanne Gallagher
9:03 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
All the comments above are so true. This whole area is a traffic nightmare. I grew up on Wood Street back in the day when kids walked to school. The tragic death of one of my second grade classmates is seared into my memory. He was killed by a big truck as he was crossing near the post office. So this area has been an unmittagated nightmare ever since the expressway cut a canyon through East … more ›