Traffic building for long July Fourth holiday weekend
If you’re reading this from your home or your office, you waited too long.
Volume is increasing on Boston-area highways ahead of a long July Fourth holiday weekend. It gets worse as you head toward Cape Cod, where miles-long backups approaching the Sagamore and Bourne bridges were reported early Friday afternoon.
Cape traffic: Rt25EB backed 4 miles to Bourne Br. Rt6WB slow for 3 miles prior to Sagamore Br. Rt28NB backed 1/2 mile prior to Bourne rotary
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 1, 2016
Traffic is slowing in both directions of the Southeast Expressway. There are also increasing slowdowns on I-93 nothbound between Boston and the Route 128 cloverleaf.
Route 128 northbound is slow approaching I-93 in Woburn.
Traffic is expected to be heavy into the evening.
Get full traffic information here.
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