Boston expressway traffic

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Click for Real Time Traffic. Chat Report Accident Traffic. Exit 1 Traffic. Exit 2b-a Traffic. Exit 3 Traffic. Exit 4 Traffic. Exit 5b-a Traffic. Exit 6 Traffic. Exit 7 Traffic. Exit 8 Traffic. Exit 9 Traffic. Exit 10 Traffic. Exit 11b-a Traffic. Exit 12 Traffic. Exit 13 Traffic. Exit 14 Traffic. Exit 15 Traffic. Exit 16 Traffic. Exit 17 Traffic. Photo by Steve Anderson. The Southeast Expressway was to not only provide commuter access to the South Shore, but also facilitate traffic movements headed to and from Cape Cod.

The Master Highway Plan for the Boston Metropolitan Area described the Southeast Expressway as follows: One of the most densely populated sections within the metropolitan area borders the bays and harbors from Boston to Quincy and the southeast. It is apparent that a desirable location should lie generally along the waterfront.

Traffic through this area is presently served by the Old Colony Parkway, a four-lane facility restricted to pleasure vehicles, and by Dorchester and Neponset avenues, both narrow, inadequate arteries serving truck traffic. Improvements or expansion of these latter facilities has been difficult because of the thickly populated areas through which they pass.

The large resort areas lying to the east and south of Quincy generate heavy peak volumes of weekend traffic that now must pass through or around this city. In selecting a route for the Southeast Expressway, the utilization of the Old Colony Parkway for part of the distance had been considered, and on the basis of stage construction, it is recommended that those sections of this artery so designated be adjusted to accommodate all classes of vehicles until such time the entire expressway is completed.

Under the original plan, the After crossing the Neponset River over a moveable bridge, the expressway was to veer to the west side of Quincy, and turn southeast toward Main Street MA 18 in Weymouth. Photo by Jim K. Most of the route was to be constructed on embankments of varying height to keep the grade line well above the frequent high tides. However, along the depressed sections through Quincy, the six-lane expressway was to be constructed within a foot-wide right-of-way.

The original expressway design called for creating a parkway-like atmosphere, complete with lush landscaping and stone-arch overpasses. When the expressway was constructed, however, the MassDPW constructed conventional steel-girder and concrete overpasses. Moreover, a fixed-level bridge - not a moveable bridge - was built over the Neponset River.