Travel thru Worcester-road construction?

Lin · 07-28-2005, 10:53 PM

I'd have to agree that if your friends hit the 495/MA pike area anywhere after 3:00 PM on a friday they better be prepared for either slow or stopped traffic. We only live a halfmile from that intersection and it backs up constantly on friday afternoons. The ramps are just too small to handle all that traffic now. It even flows out onto the back roads around here just to avoid it. My husband and I were just talking about this Wed on our way back from NH as we passed the 495S/290W ramp. They have this lighted sign that says road construction 290 seek alternate routes. We were saying that it seems to have bumped more traffic up to the Pike/495 ramps lately as people try to avoid Worcester. I've traveled through W. a few times lately and have not had much of a problem.

07-28-2005, 10:53 PM	#6
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	I'd have to agree that if your friends hit the 495/MA pike area anywhere after 3:00 PM on a friday they better be prepared for either slow or stopped traffic. We only live a halfmile from that intersection and it backs up constantly on friday afternoons. The ramps are just too small to handle all that traffic now. It even flows out onto the back roads around here just to avoid it. My husband and I were just talking about this Wed on our way back from NH as we passed the 495S/290W ramp. They have this lighted sign that says road construction 290 seek alternate routes. We were saying that it seems to have bumped more traffic up to the Pike/495 ramps lately as people try to avoid Worcester. I've traveled through W. a few times lately and have not had much of a problem. __________________ Lin