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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 03:51 AM
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MA rt 93/rt 95 meeting place

Help! I have to meet a friend so we can carpool to a meeting south of Boston. I am driving south on Rt 93 and she is driving west on Rt 95. Her husband thinks there is a shopping center one exit south on Rt 95 of where Rt 93 intersects where we can leave one of the cars so all we would have to do it get back to Rt 93 and head south.
But I can't find the name of the shopping center and have no idea how large it is. I need a good, specific location so we can find each other.
Are any locals reading who can give me better directions or a better meeting place where I can leave my car for most of the day?
The meeting is Monday. Many thanks!
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 04:12 AM
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It looks like that is the Midvale exit. If so, there's a McDonald's, a Best Western and a Comfort Inn right at the exit.

Use Google maps and enter 333 Midvale Ave, Woburn, MA to see if that's the location you are talking about.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 04:15 AM
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If so, it is exit 36 off 93.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 04:20 AM
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93 and 95 also join in Canton, south of Boston.

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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 06:14 AM
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As noted, Routes 95 and 93 intersect in two places.

The huge, regional Burlington Mall is one exit down from the northern intersection of the two highways.

Meeting there and heading south on 93 will take you through Boston; sometimes it's better to stay on 95 and go around. What's the specific destination? My choice of routes would depend on the destination and time of day.

I live south of Boston and yesterday had to go to a doctor's appointment in Burlington, then killed an hour at the mall to avoid rush hour before heading home, so all of this is fresh in my mind!
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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I think OP is referring to the south of Boston intersection - that infamous place where Rte 93 north is the same as Rte 95 south (or is it the other way around?) and everyone local calls it Rte 128. I have no clue how anyone without GPS can figure that area out.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 06:22 AM
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I think they mean the northern intersection; they are coming from the north and carpooling.

You're right about the confusion when Route 93 South becomes Route 95 North; But I live right there so I understand it. There's no mall near it: the closest one would the South Shore Plaza, a few exits down, and the Sheraton Tara there is one potential location for dfnh's destination.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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Actually, technically the Burlington mall is 2 or 3 exits down from the northern intersection of the 2 highways, but they're close together.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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Oh dear, please bear with me. We want to meet north of Boston. I'm driving down from NH. She's coming over from the Newbury area. The meeting is 10am in Abington and will be over early afternoon.
I thought her husband might mean exit 37b but maybe he meant 36 and, by shopping center, he might have meant a small strip plaza.
Good point about rush hours.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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Aha, so you will both be driving south, she on 95 and you on 93. The Burlington Mall would be a good meeting place I think. I don't think I'd meet any further south than that, there's really no need.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 07:08 AM
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For something closer than the Burlington Mall, take Exit 33A off of Route 95, turn left onto Wall Street at the first set of lights, and there's a strip mall on the right featuring a half-dozen emporiums including a Dunkin Donuts and Chuck E Cheese. The parking lot is big enough, they won't notice you

For a destination in Arlington, you want Route 93; forget what I said about going around on Route 95.

When you're taking the exit from Route 93 to Route 3, it's the left-hand two lanes.
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Old Jan 25th, 2008 | 07:09 AM
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Arrgh, I meant to say Abington, not Arlington!
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