Universal Hub - Rte. 128

Morning commute could be a mess

adamg — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:20:32 +0000

MORNING UPDATE: The Muddy River dropped below flood stage overnight (graph), so it looks like Riverside service is back. But looks like the Red Line between Ashmont and Fields Corner has been knocked out by flooding. Also, the main road through Franklin Park is shut, mhowardkarp reports.

In general, of course, but more specifically at:

Rte. 128 southbound to Winter Street in Waltham: MassDOT reports flooding on Winter Street has forced the closure of the exit ramp, which could mean a nightmare for folks trying to get to business parks off that exit.

Rte. 2 eastbound to Alewife station: Ditto.

Green Line, Reservoir to Kenmore: Buses instead of trains due to Muddy River flooding near Kenmore.

Mess on 128 as private school near highway burns to the ground

adamg — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:51:30 +0000

Four-alarmer at the Gifford School in Weston, the Globe reports.

Flipped tanker fouls 128 commute in Burlington

adamg — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:02:30 +0000

The Herald reports on the jam at the Burlington/Lexington line this morning.

Props to editor Joe Dwinell for grabbing an image off one of those state highway cameras, which happened to be pointed right at the the spot where the truck came to rest around 5:30 a.m.

Lights, cameras, Rte. 128!

adamg — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:25:30 +0000

The state's opened up its traffic cameras to the public, so now you can see what state traffic engineers see along Rte. 128, the Southeast Expressway, Rte. 3 north of 128, three spots on I-93 between 128 and the Zakim and near the Sagamore Bridge.

Like Easter Sunday at a T stop

adamg — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:20:37 +0000

Doug reports (with photos) that the 1,000-car parking lot at the Riverside Green Line stop was manned by just one worker today as Red Sox fans arrived en masse to get to today's game:

... In a minature version of the Easter 2009 turnpike toll fiasco, insufficient staffing at the Riverside Green line terminal in Newton at noon on Sunday jammed traffic all the way back onto I-95/Route 128. ...

Multi-car pileup brings 128 traffic to a halt near Rte. 9

adamg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Bradley tweets traffic is already backed up for a couple miles in either direction.

Not a good day for highway driving north of Boston

adamg — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:05:55 +0000

First a ginormous crash shut 95 in Newburyport, then, just in time for the evening rush, a truck hit a utility pole, bringing electric lines down on 128 at Rte. 1 in Peabody, shutting the entire road.

Truck vs. van on 128: Commuters lose

adamg — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:47:30 +0000

Why Rte. 128 northbound was completely shut in Waltham this morning, from Channel 25:

Get stuck on 128 this morning?

adamg — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:12:59 +0000

Nothing like a little smash action during the morning rush (in this case, on the southbound side by Rte. 9) to slow things down.

Feds force state to let you know you're mainly on 95, not 128

adamg — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:04 +0000

$1.3-million re-signage program on the northern stretch of 128.