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Worcester - Unusual Font Choice

Submitted by neil on February 21, 2011 - 10:10pm
Worcester - Unusual Font Choice

Not too often you see a serif font on a highway sign.

Worcester - Another overhead sign

Submitted by neil on February 21, 2011 - 10:08pm
Worcester - Another overhead sign

Another version of the Worcester overhead signage.

Worcester - Lincoln Square Gateway

Submitted by neil on February 21, 2011 - 10:07pm
Worcester - Lincoln Square Gateway

Worcester uses a special kind of overhead sign in the downtown area.

Suggestion to Build a MA 9 - I 290 connector

Submitted by neil on February 2, 2011 - 10:54pm

The Image of Worcester: Connecting to/from Route 9 in Shrewsbury, Worcester's Eastern Gateway:

"[T]here seems to be a unique opportunity to construct a 1.7 mile connector highway between I-290 and Route 9 along an existing power line right-of-way (ROW)."

An interesting concept, to be sure. Eric also has a well-thought out public transit system upgrade for Worcester that I like the sounds of.

Slow spot

Submitted by neil on February 27, 2010 - 8:04am

Slow spot:

" The area [of I-290] near the I-190 onramp is also confusing and the study recommends re-striping in that area."

And now it's dead. For now.

Submitted by neil on September 26, 2009 - 9:01pm

"The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization officially eliminated the Interstate 495/290 reconstruction project from its regional transportation plan Thursday."

And now it's dead. For now. They say they;ll try to get it back on the plan next year; I'm sure it'll get done at some point. Hopefully I won't have to go through it very often by then.

I-495/290 reconstruction project officially scrapped from wickedlocal.com

495/290 Interchange Work Takes A Hit

Submitted by neil on September 23, 2009 - 8:32pm

I drive through this interchange twice a day at least. It sucks (there isn't a nice way to put it, sorry). From 290, there's often a backup onto 495 south, which in turn gets backed up because of the proximity of the onramps from 85 & 290, on an uphill grade, followed shortly by the exit to US 20 west.

Northbound on 495 is no better - too many people who decide at the last minute to suddenly cross 2 lanes of traffic to get onto 290, because they didn't want to wait in the line of slow moving cars on the right.

Improvements to Interstate 495/290 are sidelined - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News

I 290 Shrewsbury

Submitted by neil on April 21, 2009 - 7:05pm
I 290 Shrewsbury

I 290

Submitted by neil on March 7, 2009 - 9:53pm
General Routing

Auburn to Hudson via Worcester

Upgrades and Multiplexes

Expressway full length

History

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