State says Lynnway lane changes would add about a minute to most trips
New state traffic modeling for the Lynnway redesign, which adds bus lanes and a shared-use path, puts the delay at about one minute.
Removing one general travel lane in each direction on the Lynnway would add about one minute to most trips, according to new traffic counts and modeling from state transportation officials.
The lane change is one piece of the state’s Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project, a redesign of Route 1A being planned by the MBTA together with the City of Lynn, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and MassDOT. Drivers would still have two or more through lanes each way, and the turn lanes that exist today would stay. The space freed up would go to roughly 2.6 miles of bus-only lanes. The plan also calls for a walking and biking path that would link the Lynnway to Revere Beach across a reconstructed General Edwards Bridge, along with more sidewalk and new accessible curb ramps.
The project has more than $20 million in federal funding. The MBTA says it is reviewing public feedback on the draft design, and construction would start in 2028 at the earliest. Some neighbors, including Nahant officials, have asked for more independent traffic analysis before the design is final.
Updates and future comment opportunities are posted on the MBTA’s project page.
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Sources: MBTA Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project; The Daily Item.