Travelers should stay off the roads today, patrick said. Ive read that sunday traffic in that direction is bad is monday bad too. It is possible to avoid this by using the bourne bridge instead which experiences less congestion. Photos of the port of cape cod canal ais marine traffic. Cape cod traffic report uptodate traffic information online, on radio, by phone. Jul 07, 2019 before noon sunday, there were significant delays leaving cape cod on route 28 and route 6, as well as moderate delays on route 3 northbound, according to state police trooper james. If this page was helpful for you, please let me know. Helpful sagamore bridge traffic links cape cod online.
Cape cod police and fire news, obituaries, calendar events, arts and entertainment, and political news. Estimated traffic volumes daily total 2way traffic flow annual. How to maybe avoid cape cod traffic cape cod times file photo what if your car could fly like a great blue heron, soaring above trafficclogged cape cod roadsgetting you to the beach or clam shack so fast that your thankful family and friends treat you to a free ice cream. Lane restrictions on the sagamore bridge will accommodate repair work on the structure. When to expect the worst traffic this memorial day weekend.
How to get to cape codin less than 3 hourson a friday. Saturday mornings and afternoons are very busy on cape cod roads as guests checkoutcheckin and residents run errands. Select the type of information you would like to see displayed on the map or select a camera view by location from the drop down list. A long line of traffic heads across the bourne bridge to cape cod.
Check traffic and weather conditions at the sagamore bridge. Read the latest cape cod news, weather, traffic and entertainment coverage on. Today, the bourne bridge is now reaches 5 feet above sea level and spans a. Meanwhile, traffic leaving the cape is thick and spectacularlike ants swarming a gelato spill. Heres what massdots proposals for improving cape cod. The roads to cape cod, the eastern shore and the jersey shore all made the list of the 10 destinations with the worst summer traffic delays highlighted in the highway users allianceaaa report. New england traffic, traffic reports, road conditions, and. Avoid rush hour traffic leaving the cape on monday morning going into. Deval patrick made special mention of traffic leaving cape cod. Cape cod emergency traffic plan cape cod emergency traffic plan 1 1.
Holiday traffic a nightmare before christmas at logan. Labor day weekend traffic, transit update massdot blog. As for the small campaign to fill in the cape cod canal so that highways can easily extend to the cape, it is a formula for assuring that every street on the cape becomes part of new englands largest traffic jam. Photos of the port of cape cod canal view photos uploaded by our community for the port of cape cod canal. From inside massachusetts, dial 511 on your mobile phone. Bourne lane restrictions at the sagamore bridge have caused a nearly five mile backup leaving. Jul 05, 2015 heavy traffic as crowds leave cape cod. From outside massachusetts, or from a landline anywhere, dial. A multiplevehicle crash on route 3 at interstate 495 in chelmsford, massachusetts, has resulted in serious injuries, according to state police. How to maybe avoid cape cod traffic cape cod online. Monday, february 24, 2020 1 hour, 47 minutes ago via cape wide news.
Afternoon traffic conditions at cape cod bridges cape cod. The cape cod canal port information gathered by marinetraffic includes, wind forecasts and realtime updates for vessels in the port of cape cod canal. Officials say it would reduce the peak summer saturday delays for drivers leaving the cape from. Live traffic coverage with maps and news updates state route 6 highway information. No serious injuries after rollover crash in falmouth. For some, the traditional cape cod traffic jam may be all part of the fun. Information about port of cape cod canal unlocode departures and expected arrivals. Traffic expected after liquid asphalt truck rolls over on.
This includes the negativescrimes, crashes and firesbut also positive events such as department promotions and retirements, charity functions and any other activities involving police and fire departments and associated agencies. Unfortunately the cape cod bridges, the bourne bridge, and the sagamore bridge. Things you wouldnt do on your next trip to cape cod. The definitive guide to cape cod beaches descriptions, photos, video and more. Cotuit one person was reportedly ejected after after their vehicle rolled on its roof in cotuit. The traffic is heaviest going to the cape latetomidafternoon on a saturday and leaving the cape saturday afternoon and sunday evening. Approach cape cod by the bourne bridge routes 195 and 495 instead of the sagamore bridge route 3. Looks like several miles of backedup traffic on the mainland side of the bourne and sagamore bridges. Travelers run into expected delays leaving cape cod masslive. Real time traffic, traffic cameras, roadwork and incidents on massachusetts roads. Crews cleaning up storrow drive after tall truck strikes longfellow bridge. Stay updated with realtime traffic maps and freeway trip times. But the worst time window for leaving cape cod perhaps reflecting weekenders desires to pack in as much cape time as possiblegenerally runs from 6 to 9 pm on sundays, although bourne.
If its not a good beach day, traffic leaving cape cod on sunday can get nasty as early as 9 or 10 a. Cape cod is a geographic cape extending into the atlantic ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland massachusetts, in the northeastern united states. Traffic leaving cape cod backed up 5 miles at sagamore. We plan to be on the cape midcape in midjune, and return to boston monday morning june 18. Sagamore, ma traffic updates reporting highway and road conditions with realtime interactive map including flow, delays, accidents, construction, closures, traffic jams and congestion, driving conditions, text alerts, gridlock, and live cameras for the sagamore area including us 1 and the i95 corridor as well as other hwys and roads within. Some 25 percent fewer cars use the bourne bridge in a years time. Traffic was heavily backed up while the scene was worked. The backup reaches almost to exit 3, according to online traffic websites. Get todays headlines every morning and breaking news as it unfolds. Travelers leaving cape cod ran into few problems crossing the sagamore bridge, seen here, early this today. Every 10 minutes this camera will pan right to show route 3 traffic conditions as well.
A viewer to display the physical monitoring locations for traffic count data within barnstable county cape cod. Afternoon traffic conditions at cape cod bridges cape. Use our interactive traffic map to get the latest information about construction and congestion on the roadways. The worst traffic is on the approaches to the sagamore bridge heading off. We were headed off the cape and the line of traffic headed to the cape was backed up for miles and miles before the bridge. If youre visiting from off cape and venturing to the cape on the weekend, the best time to travel is before 2 p. Email or text traffic alerts on your personalized routes. One day our focus is on all the home improvements that we havent had time for before and, let me say, that is a workout. Driving to cape cod from new york city and providence ri. But a few hours later, backups of six to 11 miles were reported. Us army corps of engineers social media cape cod canal bridge work updates facebook. Be the pilot of your own cape cod adventure with our guide to entertainment, activities and more. In order to encourage a safe ride and reduce congestion during the upcoming labor day holiday weekend, massdot will suspend all road and bridge construction on major roadways from noon friday. Please refresh this page to update the real time traffic information.
Click and zoom on this map to see realtime traffic conditions. Sagamore, ma road conditions with driving and traffic flow. If 20,000 cars are leaving cape cod via the sagamore bridge between noon and 5. Massachusetts has among the safest roads in the nation, and safe travel is a top priority for massdot. Falmouth no serious injuries were reported after a rollover crash in falmouth monday morning. The fortunes of cape cod have always been linked to the sea. Apr 05, 2018 bourne lane restrictions at the sagamore bridge have caused a nearly five mile backup leaving cape cod. Traffic is especially heavy at the i84 interchange at exit 9 in sturbridge on the friday of memorial day weekend and at exit 11a, i495, which handles cars. Heres what massdots proposals for improving cape cod traffic. The worst traffic is on the approaches to the sagamore bridge heading off cape. If you can swing it, get out of the office before 2 pm on a. Get traffic updates from new york and the surrounding areas before you head out with eyewitness news.
To avoid the irksome backup as you approach the sagamore bridge on route 6, i think its a good idea. Check conditions on the ventura and hollywood freeways, i5 and i405, and other local routes. For centuries fishermen in search of a livelihood, explorers in search of new worlds, and pilgrims of one sort or another in search of a new life down to the beachbound tourists of today all have turned to the waters around this narrow peninsula arcing into the atlantic to fulfill their needs and ambitions. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. Then there are the days that you just cant break away from that new netflix season. As defined by the cape cod commissions enabling legislation, cape cod is conterminous with barnstable county, massachusetts. Home getting here cape cod traffic best traffic reports. The crash has temporarily closed route 3 northbound at. Zechariah brown, a westhill senior, was killed in a car crash early today on route 690 in geddes near the state. An hour later, were in the province lands, just minutes from the heart of provincetown, feeling like were at the end of the world, and all thoughts of traffic evaporate in this place of surreal beauty.
Before noon sunday, there were significant delays leaving cape cod on route 28 and route 6, as well as moderate delays on route 3 northbound, according to state police trooper james. Afternoon traffic conditions at cape cod bridges here is the big, clogged cape cod traffic picture as of around 2. As anyone whos spent time on cape cod knows, the peninsula essentially a 70milelong barrier beach features amazing access to water, from the tidal flats of cape cod bay, to the warmer waters of buzzards bay and the nantucket sound, to the protected ocean vistas of the cape cod national. Chance of precipitation 0 % chance of precipitation 0 % chance of precipitation 0 % chance. Apr 06, 2020 cape wide news was created in 1998 by provincetown native tim caldwell to provide publicsafety, spotnews coverage on cape cod. Detailed information for port of cape cod canal, unlocode2. The day after labor day, its like someone waved a magic wand. For everyone else, though, heres a list of traffic cameras maintained by the massachusetts department of transportation. Jul 03, 2016 we were headed off the cape and the line of traffic headed to the cape was backed up for miles and miles before the bridge. Bourne lane restrictions at the sagamore bridge have caused a nearly five mile backup leaving cape cod. However, the need to implement certain aspects of the plan, such as task implementation and termination, closing bridges, opening mass shelters at the jbcc, etc. For local road and bridge traffic conditions here on the cape, we tune to wqrc 99. What if your car could fly like a great blue heron, soaring above trafficclogged cape cod roadsgetting you to the beach or clam shack so fast that your thankful family and friends treat you to a free ice cream.
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