Originally Posted by
mkleiderman
You can get up-to-the-minute traffic/construction here:
http://www.boston.com/traffic/
If your morning travel doesn't correspond to rush hour (8:00 to 9:00 am) I'd even contemplate using Rte 1 and I-93 to cut straight through Boston.
1. Or, if you're in your car: dial 511 from your cell phone and follow the prompts.
2. I wouldn't. I just compared distances using mapping software: because you end up backtracking west on the southern stretch of I-93 to get to I-95, it saves only 0.6 miles. The roads through Boston are slower in terms of speed limits, how fast traffic moves overall and how fast you can actually go without a siren. I've also timed both routes on late-night returns from White Mountain hikes to my previous home south of Boston; going around 128 (I-95) is faster as well as less prone to random tie-ups (though not immune).