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Old 09-01-2015, 05:59 AM
 
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What are the roads like in winter in Sudbury and Acton? They don't clear much around me, and driving in the winter is terrifying until I get to a bigger town like Northboro. There's always inches of slush and ice on the roads, even days after a storm. I'm hoping to move before winter, so I won't get a chance to check out the roads. The Sudbury roads seem narrow and winding, which is concerning, but hopefully their high taxes would allows for better road clearing? I have no idea about Acton.

FWIW, I used to commute from Waltham to Maynard on 117 and never had a problem with the winter driving. Whatever they did there was enough for me. I do have AWD and winter tires, but I don't like the feeling on controlled skidding, which is what driving around here is like in winter.
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Old 09-01-2015, 06:23 AM
 
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What are the roads like in winter in Sudbury and Acton? They don't clear much around me, and driving in the winter is terrifying until I get to a bigger town like Northboro. There's always inches of slush and ice on the roads, even days after a storm. I'm hoping to move before winter, so I won't get a chance to check out the roads. The Sudbury roads seem narrow and winding, which is concerning, but hopefully their high taxes would allows for better road clearing? I have no idea about Acton.

FWIW, I used to commute from Waltham to Maynard on 117 and never had a problem with the winter driving. Whatever they did there was enough for me. I do have AWD and winter tires, but I don't like the feeling on controlled skidding, which is what driving around here is like in winter.

In Sudbury, main roads like 27 (Hudson Rd. as it continues), 20, 117, Union ave., etc are usually in decent shape. Certainly within the capability of AWD with snow tires. Neighborhoods in big storms mean you usually get one pass at the beginning and might have to wait awhile for subsequent ones (especially on the weekend). Small storms are no problem.

I grew up in Sudbury and stayed at my parents house this winter. They did a fairly good job, and I had to get to work at 3AM a few times on weekends for snow removal and could still get around but I have a Jeep. My job took me up 27 through Maynard and Acton and they were in decent shape as well.
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Old 09-01-2015, 10:21 AM
 
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All the major roads in Acton and Sudbury have excellent snow removal. The areas of Acton around Nagog Pond are my least favorite roads in the winter, because they are hilly, need paving and are narrow. Also heavily wooded, so shady and less sun to melt the ice and snow.
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Old 09-01-2015, 10:36 AM
 
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As others have said, major roads in the area are well plowed. You should be more concerned with the particular street or driveway you are looking at. Hills and steep driveways are no fun around here in the winter. My cul de sac is heavily wooded, so there's a layer of packed snow/ice on it for about 2 months straight.
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:03 AM
 
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Thanks. I hadn't thought to keep an eye on how wooded a road is, but that makes sense -- this is what makes my driveway more difficult than it could be. Too many trees! We're also looking at the width of the roads; some are so narrow. How did it go with all the snow banks last year? And the turns when there are snow banks; are they blind on many of the roads? (These are questions I'm asking as I drive through.)
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Old 09-01-2015, 11:04 AM
 
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All the major roads in Acton and Sudbury have excellent snow removal. The areas of Acton around Nagog Pond are my least favorite roads in the winter, because they are hilly, need paving and are narrow. Also heavily wooded, so shady and less sun to melt the ice and snow.
This is very helpful, thanks. I do want to avoid hilly/narrow roads. I know it's not 100%, but I'm looking to see if there are other ways around, or is hilly/narrow the main way to get from point A to point B.

Good info here.
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Old 09-01-2015, 01:18 PM
 
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Thanks. I hadn't thought to keep an eye on how wooded a road is, but that makes sense -- this is what makes my driveway more difficult than it could be. Too many trees! We're also looking at the width of the roads; some are so narrow. How did it go with all the snow banks last year? And the turns when there are snow banks; are they blind on many of the roads? (These are questions I'm asking as I drive through.)
Some of the back roads were pretty narrow in Sudbury with all of the snow, but the main roads were fine. They did a pretty good job of clearing snow banks at major intersections last winter, but it often took several days or more for them to get to those. I am desperately hoping this winter is not as bad...
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Old 09-01-2015, 01:37 PM
 
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Some of the back roads were pretty narrow in Sudbury with all of the snow, but the main roads were fine. They did a pretty good job of clearing snow banks at major intersections last winter, but it often took several days or more for them to get to those. I am desperately hoping this winter is not as bad...
I had some problems on secondary roads like Lincoln Road and Plympton Road, but that's because I'm the idiot going 45 in a 30 on a narrow, curvy, icy road in my winter beater pickup truck. If you drive the speed limit it's fine. I actually drive slower in the spring/summer because of cyclists and joggers going around the blind curves.
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Old 09-02-2015, 11:03 AM
 
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How was Willis Rd in Sudbury last winter? Every time I go look at houses, I seem to end up on that road, which is very narrow and winding. Is it a often-used road if you live in N. Sudbury?
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Old 09-02-2015, 12:38 PM
 
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How was Willis Rd in Sudbury last winter? Every time I go look at houses, I seem to end up on that road, which is very narrow and winding. Is it a often-used road if you live in N. Sudbury?
I drove on it everyday, it seemed fine to me. I wouldn't walk on it though. Everyone from the Bowker neighborhood uses Willis Rd to get onto Rt-27 when they go into town (the area by Sudbury Farms plaza). There are alternate routes out of the neighborhood like Mossman, then use Morse to get onto Concord Rd, but Willis is the one that gets you onto the main road the fastest.
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