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In article <RHL.92Aug7081059@valhalla.mitre.org> rhl@valhalla.mitre.org (Roger Lincoln) writes:
>Is it just blind luck or are the traffic lights on Rt 2, between 128
>and the Concord Rotary, *purposely* timed to make you stop at at least
>three of them?   When I first started driving it everyday I thought
>they were all just randomized, but after a year I've noticed a
>pattern, but there's no constant speed to drive at to get through them
>cleanly (I even tried 55 mph :-).  Wouldn't it make sense to time them
>so the 4-lane primary traffic (ie. Rt 2) could travel at the mythical
>speed limit and make all the lights?  Sorry, I forgot where I was for
>a second.

     Well, firstly, the speed limit on that stretch is 45 mph. 

     Secondly, there's a lot of reconstruction of bridges and road
widening going on in that area. Hard to say what will happen.

     It's curious - from Cambridge to 128, Rt.2 is a four or six-lane
divided superhighway. Between 128 and the Concord Rotary it's a four
lane road, divided in portions, with stoplights, and dozens of minor
intersections and driveways. West of the Concord rotary it's all
divided, and after the one stop light in Acton, it's of
near-interstate quality to about 10 miles past Gardner.

     I've heard that Lincoln and Concord refused to permit a proper
highway through their land, and that's the source of this 6-mile
bottleneck.

     BTW, if you're going to MITRE from the west, try Fox Road & 62.
It's no faster, but much easier on the blood pressure.

							Peter Trei