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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Snow Made for 'Terrible' Morning Commute Thursday in Foxborough Area

Many Foxborough Patch readers expressed frustration with Thursday morning's commute throughout the area.

Snow covered roads Thursday made for an unpleasant commute for many Foxborough Patch readers, who collective described road conditions as "terrible." We took to Facebook to ask how the morning commute was for our readers throughout the area and this is what they had to say: Ramona Kingsley said: "Foxborough roads stink!!! ... drove to Norton this morning and roads in Mansfield and Norton were all clear!!!" Raquel L. Auriemma said: "At 6:30 a.m., very slow going from Foxborough into Sharon. I saw plows/sand trucks in Sharon, but even those roads weren't in great shape." Pat Larkin: "The roads were pretty bad early on, but as the trucks got out there they got better. We (bus drivers) just go slow and don't worry about being late ... safety …

Pat Larkin

5:32 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013

I'm glad you didn't let your newly licensed driver out on the road this morning, but like I said...put them on the buses! We have schedules to make and can't because of excess traffic and bad road conditions...but we HAVE to be out there. All the cars do not! As for the crossing guard, she is not there for the cars...she is there for the walkers and to get the buses in and out. She gets on her …   more ›

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

'Tricky Snowstorm' Leads to Frustrating Morning for Foxborough Commuters

The timing of Wednesday morning's snowstorm made for a slow and frustrating ride to work for many commuters.

A morning storm covered Foxborough with nearly three inches of snow, making for a long and frustrating ride into work for many commuters. “Took 50 minutes to get to Dedham by way of Route 1 at 6:15 this morning,” said Andrea Brown on Foxborough Patch’s Facebook page.  Other Foxborough Patch readers described the roads as “slippery” and “wet” during the morning commute. “Took an hour to get to Milford [on 495],” said reader Shannon Hodge. Reader Jenn Emery added it took over two hours to get to West Roxbury because of the slow-moving traffic. Other readers expressed frustrations that plows were not out sooner clearing local roads. “Were all the Foxborough plow drivers sleeping in?” asked Patch reader Raquel L. Auriemma. “Didn't look like …

Deborah A Stewart

3:30 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Thanks Jeremie for clearing that up. I was really concerned about that comment. So I will take that part back but am still concerned that we are not be pro-active in being prepared. Thanks.   more ›

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