For anyone who hasn’t heard, and for those who have heard and want more details, the following streets will become two-way around dawn on August 16th (they’re painting double yellow lines at 4am): Market, Merrimack, Central, and Shattuck (no, they’re not painting a line on the cobblestones, they’re using barrels and cones for the moment).<\/p>\n
Palmer, Middle, and Prescott will remain one way.<\/p>\n
The idea of all this is to make access to downtown businesses easier and to give more of a small town feel. \u00a0Personally, I thought our claim to fame was being the first industrial city<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>in the US, but I suppose there’s something to be said for encouraging commerce.<\/p>\n For a detailed map:\u00a0http:\/\/www.lowellma.gov\/dpd\/Traffic\/Documents\/T0462_Lowell%20Two-Way_Final_Colored%20Graphic.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n For more info: \u00a0http:\/\/www.lowellsun.com\/news\/ci_26249800\/firm-details-set-traffic-changes-downtown-lowell<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For anyone who hasn’t heard, and for those who have heard and want more details, the following streets will become two-way around dawn on August 16th (they’re painting double yellow lines at 4am): Market, Merrimack, Central, and Shattuck (no, they’re not painting a line on the cobblestones, they’re using barrels and cones for the moment). … Continue reading Downtown two-way traffic<\/span>