Mammoth Meredith traffic jamb

fatlazyless · 07-20-2010, 04:49 PM

A large sink hole, created in part by an underground leaking water pipe, in the west bound lane of Route 25, directly across from the Inn at Meredith Bay and in front of the Charter Trust building, and about three car lengths from the big Meredith intersection of Route 3 and 25, has created a monumental traffic jamb. Traffic is basically a no-go or a slow-go, and is totally backed up and stopped on the main roads as well as the secondary roads, like Main St, Meredith in a mammoth traffic mess.

If you got stuck in this one, you no doubt were not at all pleased! Oh well...too bad...whatcha gonna do but be thankfull the ac still works......yikes!

NHKathy · 07-20-2010, 08:18 PM

so, is it fixed??

Old Hubbard Rd · 07-20-2010, 08:48 PM

I understand this dig had to be completed but there was enough room for two lanes of traffic to pass at the same time. Yes it would have been tight but it would work. No reason to make everyone suffer when things could have been handeled differently. Oh well just my 2 cents!

martbri7 · 07-20-2010, 09:15 PM

looks like a all night event for the Town and State...wasn't there a problem last year with this pipe?

ITD · 07-20-2010, 10:30 PM

Got stuck in that today, had to change course and divert, glad I chose to avoid Meredith all together.

Lakesrider · 07-21-2010, 08:02 AM

I didn't see this on WMUR last night. I only got to see a bit of the news though. Was there anything about it on the tube.

SAMIAM · 07-21-2010, 08:05 AM

Yikes...traffic backed up below Moulton Farm yesterday afternoon.........did a U turn and went back to 25B.........nice to know the shortcuts.

jkjoshuatree · 07-21-2010, 12:48 PM

In Wolfeboro going to see family in Meredith tomorrow. Was going to goto 25 but I haven't been through Alton, Gilford, and Laconia so I could go that way.

Does anyone know which way is longer? It looks about the same on a map. No rush either way. If there's traffic still I'll just go south instead of north.

Newbiesaukee · 07-21-2010, 04:39 PM

Just went through Meredith. No problem; all is fixed.

Old Hubbard Rd · 07-21-2010, 09:25 PM

No more traffic. Repairs are complete. Back to normal!! The Town probably reads this forum as today they did squeeze two lanes instead of one. Was much smoother today.

Resident 2B · 07-21-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jkjoshuatree

In Wolfeboro going to see family in Meredith tomorrow. Was going to goto 25 but I haven't been through Alton, Gilford, and Laconia so I could go that way.

Does anyone know which way is longer? It looks about the same on a map. No rush either way. If there's traffic still I'll just go south instead of north.

They are both about the same within a few minutes. It all depends on which side of Meredith you are going to and which side of Wolfeboro you are starting from. Go one way and return the other.

R2B

07-20-2010, 04:49 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,734 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,005 Times in 733 Posts	Mammoth Meredith traffic jamb A large sink hole, created in part by an underground leaking water pipe, in the west bound lane of Route 25, directly across from the Inn at Meredith Bay and in front of the Charter Trust building, and about three car lengths from the big Meredith intersection of Route 3 and 25, has created a monumental traffic jamb. Traffic is basically a no-go or a slow-go, and is totally backed up and stopped on the main roads as well as the secondary roads, like Main St, Meredith in a mammoth traffic mess. If you got stuck in this one, you no doubt were not at all pleased! Oh well...too bad...whatcha gonna do but be thankfull the ac still works......yikes! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

07-20-2010, 08:48 PM	#3
Old Hubbard Rd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 462 Thanks: 141 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Traffic Jam I understand this dig had to be completed but there was enough room for two lanes of traffic to pass at the same time. Yes it would have been tight but it would work. No reason to make everyone suffer when things could have been handeled differently. Oh well just my 2 cents!

07-20-2010, 09:15 PM	#4
martbri7 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 160 Thanks: 27 Thanked 83 Times in 17 Posts	Still working as of 10:00pm looks like a all night event for the Town and State...wasn't there a problem last year with this pipe?

07-21-2010, 12:48 PM	#8
jkjoshuatree Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 642 Thanks: 349 Thanked 145 Times in 77 Posts	Is The Traffic Still A Problem? In Wolfeboro going to see family in Meredith tomorrow. Was going to goto 25 but I haven't been through Alton, Gilford, and Laconia so I could go that way. Does anyone know which way is longer? It looks about the same on a map. No rush either way. If there's traffic still I'll just go south instead of north. __________________ Dream out loud.

07-21-2010, 09:25 PM	#10
Old Hubbard Rd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 462 Thanks: 141 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Repair Completed! No more traffic. Repairs are complete. Back to normal!! The Town probably reads this forum as today they did squeeze two lanes instead of one. Was much smoother today.

07-20-2010, 08:18 PM	#2
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	so, is it fixed??

07-20-2010, 10:30 PM	#5
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 476 Thanked 691 Times in 387 Posts	Got stuck in that today, had to change course and divert, glad I chose to avoid Meredith all together.

07-21-2010, 08:02 AM	#6
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I didn't see this on WMUR last night. I only got to see a bit of the news though. Was there anything about it on the tube.

07-21-2010, 08:05 AM	#7
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,891 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,673 Times in 584 Posts	Yikes...traffic backed up below Moulton Farm yesterday afternoon.........did a U turn and went back to 25B.........nice to know the shortcuts.

07-21-2010, 04:39 PM	#9
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,353 Thanks: 945 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	Just went through Meredith. No problem; all is fixed.

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