<p>Sox have a day game, so that should help you.</p>
<p>A friend was telling me yesterday that a ride from Logan to a Western suburb, involving going into the Ted Williams tunnel then on the Mass Pike took 2 hours instead of the usual 15 minutes. But things seem to change daily. Check out Boston.com for updates.</p>
<p>H is picking up daughter in Providence next weekend and is flying Southwest to and from the Providence airport. They will go to Boston for sightseeing over the weekend, using the train/subway. Thanks for the tips! Our experience from Logan which I believe also involved the Ted Williams tunnel was similarly awful awful awful. It would have been faster to walk than to creep along in the taxi. The annoying thing was that the information desk recommended a taxi over the subway. Either they were uninformed or just plain mean!</p>
<p>Aaaiiyyee!</p>
<p>Taking DD back to school in mid-September, via Logan. Hopefully, some improvement will be made.</p>
<p>I was ready to to book my rental car - which one to use? They all pick you up in a bus, but most have you pick up your car on the grounds of Logan. Enterprise takes you across a bridge off Logan proper ?north? about a mile to the lot. Then I would proceed northwest to catch I-93, without going through Boston - would that be better under these conditions???</p>
<p>AVOID the Pike into town if you can. Trips are taking double and triple the time.</p>
<p>Did have a friend who went to the airport last weekend and said it was OK, but they left at 5:15 a.m. ;)</p>
<p>Going north to go south would probably in fact be your best bet - I just did it this morning. I avoided the Ted Williams entirely and took the Sumner Tunnel. (Of course, this was also at 5 AM.)</p>
<p>Remember that the situation is very fluid. This morning, 2 lanes westbound in the Ted Williams were shut down, leaving only 1 open. We’ll see how long that lasts. Or when something else happens.</p>
<p>I will be flying into Logan to take my D to Tufts at the end of August. I know the situation changes daily, but I am a total stranger to the Boston area and need advice on driving from Logan to Tufts (Medford). We need the rental car…unfortunately. Suggestions?</p>
<p>By using Google maps (maps.google.com) and Tufts’ address, I got good directions that don’t use any closed or limited roads. So you can use that service to create all the customized maps you need.</p>
<p>As for driving in Boston, it just takes longer than you think it will (or Google thinks it will). Remember to breathe, not get angry, and generally stay calm. If you make a wrong turn, remember that turning right three times generally will NOT get you back on the road you started on, because so many roads are at weird angles. Carry maps and don’t hesitate to ask directions.</p>
<p>Adding to the caveat about times:</p>
<p>Ss did a trial trip to a destination preparatory for the real trip the next day. During non-rush hours, the trial trip took 15 minutes. During rush hour, the real trip took 50 minutes. Although they were not going anywhere near Logan airport, so many commuters were driving on alternative roads that traffic was heavy everywhere in Boston. </p>
<p>But things may well change again by the end of August. Does the Tufts website provide driving directions? They may be applicable again by then.</p>
<p>I’d also call Tufts before you leave home. They should have the latest traffic info and be able to tell you the best way to go.</p>
<p>Going to Cape Ann in two weeks. Are there any Mass. summertime highway horrors that I should be aware of as we try to skirt Boston and head to the North Shore? Construction projects, etc.? Coming from Philadelphia.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Ugh. We normally go on I-93, which means getting caught up in the traffic on the Artery. We have not gone that way this year, and have tried our best to avoid the Artery since the tunnel accident. Best of luck!</p>
<p>To get to Cape Ann - stay on 95 North to 128 North. 128 is a beltway that skirts Boston proper. I’ve found very little Big Dig impact on 128. (Of course, keep in mind that there are 3 seasons in Massachusetts - Fall, Winter & Road Construction. There will be pockets here and there.) You can easily get to Danvers, Beverly, Gloucester, Salem, etc. from 128.</p>
<p>Just for ballparking traffic jams at a given time, I’ve found [this</a> site](<a href=“HERE WeGo”>HERE WeGo) to be extremely helpful, although a little difficult to navigate if you’re not totally square with Boston infrastructure.</p>
<p>You can save a route and look at it later, although I haven’t tried to do that yet.</p>
<p>Back from Boston and traffic (at least where we were!!!) was fine. We even found an on-street spot right across the street from Reuning’s. The south end was looking mighty fine. Quite a bit more upscale than when we lived in Boston in the early '80s. So, thanks to everyone for assistance.</p>
<p>I did hear a lot about traffic related to the airport. It sounded pretty nasty.</p>
<p>Here’s another Boston area traffic web site:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.smartraveler.com/scripts/bosmap.asp?city=bos&cityname=Boston[/url]”>http://www.smartraveler.com/scripts/bosmap.asp?city=bos&cityname=Boston</a></p>
<p>We drove into Logan on Saturday evening, took Storrow Drive and the Callahan going in, Ted Williams with well marked detours to Mass Pike on the way out.</p>
<p>We had no trouble whatsoever :)</p>
<p>I also drove up to Cape Ann last Tuesday afternoon, returned Wednesday. Route 128 traffic gets heavy and slows by 3pm. (I suspect it is much better than getting to Cape Cod, however!)</p>
<p>I spent the afternoon at Crane Beach (take your insect repellant, the greenheads are out), and had a lovely evening and next morning in Rockport.</p>
<p>Well-marked detours? How un-Bostonian. Maybe it’ll catch on.</p>
<p>Well, I’ve lived in this area for a long time, so maybe my expectations are low and easy to meet…</p>
<p>Can someone please help me with these tunnels! Google maps has me leaving Logan and heading north east toward route 16…Everett to Medford to get to TUfts. Does this take me thru any of these tunnels or impacted areas? The maps don’t have tunnel names!!!</p>
<p>blucroo, from the Tufts website:</p>
<p>“If coming from the airport, follow signs to Route 93 via the Sumner Tunnel. Take Route 93 north to Exit 31. Follow the exit ramp to Route 16 west and refer to directions in the first paragraph. (first paragraph: Continue on Route 16 for approximately one and a quarter miles. An athletic field will appear on your right. Bear left through the next traffic circle and proceed up the hill on Powder House Boulevard. At the third traffic light turn left onto Packard Avenue. You are now on the Tufts campus.)”</p>
<p>The Sumner is not the one that’s closed, although of course it will take on some of the re-routed traffic.</p>