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NEW THIS MORNING... A REPORT BY
THE PIONEER VALLEY PLANNING
COMMISSION UNCOVERS THE AREA'S
TOP 100 MOST DANGEROUS
INTERSECTIONS. AND NEARLY HALF
SPRINGFIELD.
LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD TO BREAK
DOWN THE NUMBERS.
WERE LIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF
BOSTON ROAD AND PARKER STREET.
AND IN ALL OF HAMPDEN AND
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY---THIS IS THE
DRIVE.
HERE BETWEEN 2007-2009 AND 28
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED.
HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW IT BREAKS
DOWN BY CITY AND TOWN.
SPRINGFIELD IS HOME TO NEARLY
INTERSECTIONS. HOLYOKE IS A
DISTANT SECOND WITH
14...FOLLOWED BY CHICOPEE, WEST
SPRINGFIELD AND WESTFIELD.
WHEN IT COMES TO ROTARIES---THE
AGAWAM ROUTE 57 ROTARY IS THE
MOST DANGEROUS IN THE AREA WITH
250 ACCIDENTS IN A THREE YEAR
PLANNING COMMISSION GOT THE
STATISTICS FROM STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
ONE THING THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU
IS THAT MOST ACCIDENTS HAPPENED
NOT IN SNOWY OR RAINY
WEATHER---BUT RATHER, WHEN IT
OUTSIDE. YOU CAN READ THE
COMMISSIONS FULL REPORT ON OUR
WEBSITE AT WWLP.COM.