tshelver

Is this road usable by bicycle? I've never seen one on it, but that is where our office is.

trackhub

Good question. State law (Ch. 85, section 11B of the general laws) says that a bicycle may use all public ways, except divided express highways that have been posted by public works. Route 9 is a divided highway, and quite busy, but I don't know if it is posted or not. Would Massbike be able to answer?

bktourer1

get the rubels bike map for central ma if you can. I believe it is currently out of stock and may be in revision

pokey1

you can ride rt9 but very busy all the time - particuly at commuter hours

dmann

Busy and fast, I'd avoid it if possible.

mtalinm

I ride Route 1 in Dedham, which is quite similar to Rt. 9. I find it a blast b/c the shoulders are really wide. ymmv

tshelver

Thanks: our office is situated on the section of 9 that has a seasonable shoulder, so that helps. Won't be often, but I want to see if I can do a weekend ride in (I live 140 miles away), commute between hotel and office during the week and then ride home the following weekend, once I am back up to fitness.

sherbornpeddler

Southboro has very nice morning, lunch time and early evening roads around RT. 9. Reality is car drivers aren't looking for cyclists even on the break down lanes. Sunday morning, no worries.