New cameras could help commuters avoid Route 6 gridlock
HARWICH — Wondering what the backup on Route 6 looks like on a summer day? Traffic cameras being installed across the Cape will provide that answer, giving people a live look at what’s happening on Route 6 and other roads along the peninsula. The work first became evident this winter when poles started to pop up along Route 6 on state land near Exit 82 (formerly Exit 10). “The pole installed in Harwich on state property along Route 6 is one of about two dozen installations of poles for traffic management cameras being installed as part of a district-wide contract,” MassDOT spok...