State give final OK to widening Rte. 128 to four lanes each way between Randolph and Dedham.
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This is a waste of money
By Ron Newman
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 9:05am
Isn't it already four lanes during rush hours, because the breakdown lanes are used as travel lanes? If it's still congested at other times, then consider extending the time that people can travel in the breakdown lanes. That won't cost anything and won't have any environmental impact.
Breakdown-lane traffic is an accident waiting to happen
By adamg
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 9:15am
Try getting off that stretch of 128 at rush hour sometime.
I'm not arguing that's the best reason to expand the road, but as somebody who takes the Great Plain Avenue exit during rush hour, I will be most glad when the breakdown lanes return to their original purpose as breakdown lanes instead of being used as personal autobahns by people who need to get to Braintree 10 seconds faster.
Not just waiting to happen
By anon
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 2:05pm
I was in an accident caused by these. Well, it was caused by the driver who was in the stopped breakdown lane, pulling out into me while I was going 60-70. Bah.
re: This is a waste of money
By Othemts
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:26am
Also a waste of money because it's been proven time & again that "if you build it they will come." Widening roads equals more traffic.
Tomorrow:
By Michael
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 9:17am
Doubling the Sturbridge tolls to pay for this!
Fun Times
By pahkcah02
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:02am
Wow, how I don't miss the 90 minute Burlington to Stoughton commute....
The main problem with that particular commute are the bottlenecks created by Routes 24 and 95 South. Back ups on those routes can tie up traffic as far north as Route 9. Widening 128 to 4 lanes is a good idea but I'm not sure how the faster flow of traffic onto those gridlocked routes is going to help much. I suppose if you're going straight down 128 to the Expressway you might be able to shave a couple of minutes off your evening commute. Probably not worth the millions of dollars the state is spending, though.
What's the hurry?
By Dave
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 1:07pm
Widening of Rte. 128 Section Seen By 1990 (Archive fee)
...two other worst parts of Route 128 for traffic jams are considered...corridor study" of Route 128 will begin this month to quantify...Meyer said.Although the lane widening project will require a massive...frontage road paralleling Route 128 northbound, which is included...
By: Peter J. Howe, Globe Staff|Date: Apr 5, 1987
I also recall late-1970's articles promising completion of the project by 1984, but the Globe doesn't have archives that go that far back.