Commute times from Merrimack to MA? (Londonderry: cities, where to, roads)

[Prevarications]

We were wondering what the commute times are like from Londonderry, or Merrimack to Northern Mass? Is it attainable in 30 minutes during rush hour? Say with a 30 minute commute time radius, what cities in MA would be reachable during rush hour?

Thanks again for any help.

[seamusnh]

From Merrimack, you can make it to about Lowell in 30 minutes. The backups start on Rt 3 south at the 495 interchange. If you hit it early, you can sail through without stopping.... The choice of where to be in NH depends on where you are trying to get to in MA. There are three main North-South roads (3, 93, and 95) and not much going east/west...

[Trishaluna]

I know this is an old post but if you're still wondering. My husband commutes from Medford, MA (about 10 minutes NW of Boston) to Merrimack for work. It is consistently about an hour, sometimes 10-15 minutes longer. The good things about rush hour is everyone is heading south into Boston while he is headed north into NH.