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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j3vyx4j wrote

Driving in is a crapshoot, but on weekdays, you’d be looking at about a little over hour if everything goes perfectly without accidents, weather, and you’re close to the highway on both ends. I’d assume any job worth moving for is closer to Highland/Kinsley Ave on the edge of Newton, so you’d at least be close to the highway on that end, hopefully.

In reality, it’s closer to two hours going there and it can and will be worse than that.

Coming home isn’t as bad unless you’re leaving in that 4:30-5:30 sweet spot. It’ll usually be pretty heavy traffic but chokepoints like the 95/93 split aren’t nearly as slow. Outside of weather slowdowns and accidents, the worst part of going home is either going to be events at Gillette Stadium, the Great Woods ampitheatre (not as much of an impact on where you’d be going but it’s still thousands of extra cars), and the last 25 or so minutes when you get into Rhode Island. I think that part is overhyped in terms of how bad it is, but it’s more frustrating at the end of a long day or week when you’ve already spent a ton of windshield time.

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Training-Seat- OP t1_j3xrg7m wrote

I’d be working 2-11p shifts so I wouldn’t have to worry about getting caught up in rush hour - does this make any difference?

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brick1972 t1_j3xy69l wrote

This is actually a lot better. The 95/93 (128) split can still back up at this hour but it should be pretty smooth otherwise. In the evening you would be fine. With this commute you could plan on it being about an hour in and 45 minutes home plus whatever distance from the highway you are.

That said, you also will need to be mindful of overnight work which will significantly increase your commute time at night. From Needham you can divert to Rt. 1 easily enough etc. but you'll want to be in the habit of checking.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j3y04ry wrote

That’s a huge difference. You’ll run into the occasional lane closure for road work or accident on the way home. Traffic might have heavy pockets on the way in but I’d guesstimate 1.5-2 hours roundtrip on a typical day, mostly on the lower end of that.

It’s a lot of gas and vehicle wear and tear but that’s way better.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j3wutpx wrote

Forgot to add that Summer, school vacation weeks, and things like that will make the overall traffic much more tolerable. The downside of this is you will never be closer to committing murder than on the day after Labor Day when traffic is a billion times worse.

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