Don't Drive on Route 128's Breakdown Lane
MassDOT announced today that driving on the Route 128 breakdown lane has been discontinued as a fourth travel lane is open.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Don't Drive on Route 128's Breakdown Lane
MassDOT announced today that driving on the Route 128 breakdown lane has been discontinued as a fourth travel lane is open.
State Police are now looking out for drivers who use the breakdown lane on Route 128. In an effort to reduce the Route 128 bottlenecks between Route 24 and Route 9, the Mass Department of Transportation (MassDOT) added a fourth travel lane to I-93/95 along that stretch. With that addition, driving in the breakdown lane is now prohibited between Route 24 and Route 109. Signs along the highways and State Police patrols will inform drivers of the change, according to a MassDOT announcement Wednesday. The breakdown lane is now reserved for emergency vehicles and disabled cars. According to the release, drivers have been able to use the breakdown lane on weekdays at peak hours with permission from the Federal Highway Adinistration since …
Friday, June 3, 2011
Updated Plan for I-95/Route 128 Discussed
Officials and residents from Wellesley, Needham and Newton gathered Wednesday night for a public hearing on the highway improvement project, tentatively set to begin in 2013.
Town officials and residents of Needham and Wellesley heard the latest plans for improving I-95/I-93/Route 128 Wednesday night, including a new interchange at Kendrick Street in Needham, wider lanes and areas designated for pedestrians and bicyclists. Representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and from agencies hired to design the plans held a public hearing at Broadmeadow Elementary School in Needham, soliciting final input about the proposed improvements to I-95/I-93/Route 128 before completing the proposal and moving into the next stage. About 30 people attended the hearing, including town officials from Needham, Wellesley and Newton and several residents. Larry Cash, project manager for MassDOT, said the …
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