Complete Regional Transportation Plan 2012 - Cape Cod ...

Land UseFIGURE 31: ROUTE 6 LIMITED ACCESS VOLUMESAdjacent land uses vary by location. In the limited access sections of the road there issome residential development and some industrial development along the corridor. Inthe sections with curb cuts there is more commercial development, including retailactivity.In addition to being the main thoroughfare for the Cape as a whole, it also is the “MainStreet” of several Cape towns or villages. Buzzards Bay, Eastham, and to a lesser degree,Truro and Wellfleet, all use Route 6 as a downtown thoroughfare. This dual purpose forthe road has created some conflicts for this corridor.2.2.13 STATE ROUTE 28State Route 28 begins at the New Hampshire border and enters Barnstable County atCohasset Narrows on the border of Bourne/Wareham. Route 28 runs for almost sixtyfivemiles crossing the Cape Cod Canal and passing through villages adjacent to BuzzardsBay/Nantucket Sound/the Atlantic Ocean from Bourne to Orleans Center. Route 28 is aregional roadway but it does not provide very direct inter-regional travel options in mostcases. Some alternative routes to 28 include Route 151, Buck Island Road, Great WesternRoad, Upper and Lower County Roads, Route 39 and, for longer trips, Route 6. Thecross section of Route 28 varies greatly throughout the Cape. However, there are threeprimary sections to Route 28, which are identifiable by their roadway characteristics.Buzzards Bay to Bourne RotaryRoute 28 consists of four lanes from the county line across the Bourne Bridge to theBourne Rotary.Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan | August 2011Chapter 2.2: RoadwaysPage 107