10 Most Dangerous Intersections in Massachusetts - 2014
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10 Most Dangerous Intersections in Massachusetts - 2014
Both urban and rural areas were represented on the list, with the area at Worcester's Mill and Main Street intersection landing on the list for a high number of accidents -- including one fatality -- during recent years. Curious about how other areas in the state stacked up? "We have a report that is done each year with the top crash locations in the state," said Sara Lavoie with the MA Department of Transportation.
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Lavoie continued, "MassDOT frequently works with the regional planning agencies to conduct Road Safety Audits (RSA) at these locations. A RSA is a multi-disciplined review of a location to identify safety concerns and possible short and long term solutions. The short term solutions may then be implemented by the entity with jurisdiction over the location and the long term solutions may be programmed using HSIP funds.
See what Massachusetts' Top 10 Most Dangerous Intersections are, based on GoLocal's proprietary ranking formula in the slides below. (For more on GoLocal's methodology, click here.)
Most Dangerous Intersections in Massachusetts
#10
Lowell, MA
Bridge St. + Veterans of Foreign Wars Highway
Total Crashes: 112
Fatal Crashes: 0
Injury Crashes: 34
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 78
Source: MA DOT
#9
Holyoke, MA
Holyoke St. + Holyoke Mall at Ingleside
Total Crashes: 198
Fatal Crashes: 0
Injury Crashes: 29
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 169
Source: MA DOT
#8
Lowell, MA
Veterans of Foreign Wars Highway + Varnum Ave.
Total Crashes: 165
Fatal Crashes: 0
Injury Crashes: 37
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 128
Source: MA DOT
#7
Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Ave. + Vassar St.
Total Crashes: 41
Fatal Crashes: 1
Injury Crashes: 19
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 21
Source: MA DOT
#6
Worcester, MA
Main St. + Mill St.
Total Crashes: 53
Fatal Crashes: 1
Injury Crashes: 18
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 34
Source: MA DOT
#5
Holyoke, MA
Main St. + Cabot St.
Total Crashes: 57
Fatal Crashes: 1
Injury Crashes: 18
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 38
Source: MA DOT
#4
Waltham, MA
Main St. + Lyman St.
Total Crashes: 73
Fatal Crashes: 1
Injury Crashes: 18
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 54
Source: MA DOT
#3
Stoughton, MA
Canton St. + School St.
Total Crashes: 39
Fatal Crashes: 2
Injury Crashes: 10
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 27
Source: MA DOT
#2
Chelsea, MA
Revere Beach Pkwy. + Washington Ave.
Total Crashes: 39
Fatal Crashes: 2
Injury Crashes: 11
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 26
Source: MA DOT
#1
Somerville, MA
Mystic Ave. + Fellsway
Total Crashes: 91
Fatal Crashes: 3
Injury Crashes: 24
Crashes with Property Damage Only: 64
Source: MA DOT
