Date of Award
1992
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Community Planning (MCP)
Department
Community Planning and Area Development
First Advisor
Marshall A. Feldman
Abstract
The Cranberry Highway runs through Wareham, Massachusetts as Route 6/28 from the end of Interstate 495. Prior to 1987 it was the only route onto Cape Cod from the west and northwest and had an average daily traffic volume of approximately 38,000 year-round. On Saturdays and Sundays from May through August the average daily traffic would exceed 60,000 cars, creating severe congestion along the Cranberry Highway. On August 11, 1987, an extension to Route 25 from the end of Route 495 to the Bourne bridge opened, effectively bypassing the Cranberry Highway. Since the opening of this route, traffic has declined over fifty percent.
This study examines the effects of the Route 25 bypass on the Cranberry Highway. Specifically, this research focuses on measuring impacts on traffic, business, and land values along the Cranberry Highway.
Recommended Citation
Holland, Paige Elizabeth, "Impacts of the Route 25 Bypass on the Cranberry Highway in Wareham, Massachusetts" (1992). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 757.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/757
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