I expect this will get worse once the Route 126 bridge repair gets
underway. Although they will be leaving one lane open, I imagine a lot of
people will look for alternatives and there aren't many choices. Lincoln
Road will get the brunt of it
Leslie Turek

On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:24 AM Thornton Ring <[email protected]> wrote:

> It has been my observation that the majority of cars backed up on Lincoln
> Rd, from the 5-way intersection to Lincoln Station, are not related to
> school drop off, but are commuters passing through our institutional
> corridor.  In the afternoon the line along Bedford Rd from the 5 way
> intersection effectively crosses Rt2 all the way to Rt 2A on some days.
>
> Thornton Ring
> Weston Rd, Lincoln
> (508) 221-2079
>
> > On 04/30/2024 9:36 PM EDT Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Use of public transportation, aka”school bus” might mitigate issue.
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Apr 30, 2024, at 9:27 PM, Peter Creath <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't know whether this has already been discussed to death, but is
> there a reason we don't have someone directing traffic to mitigate the
> northbound school drop-off jam around 8:00?
> > >
> > > This morning the line of cars extended as far as I could see (from
> Ballfield Road) toward Lincoln Station all the way to the 5-way
> intersection, even after dropping off our child.  There was even an officer
> sitting in his squad car at the 5-way intersection, and none of the other 4
> ways had any backup, so it doesn't seem to be a matter of availability?
> > >
> > > First-world problem, I know, but it was 5 minutes to school and 20
> minutes to get back home.  People coming from the south have it worse,
> hitting the traffic on the way *to* school.
> > >
> > >    -P
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