Moulton Renews Pledge to Fix Region's Traffic Problems

ANDOVER, MA — Massachusetts has the worst traffic in the nation, and that traffic is threatening to Rep. Seth Moulton said Monday in remarks at the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce's Congressional Breakfast.

"This is all about connecting people to jobs and housing," Moulton said. "And it matters now more than ever not just because the region is growing—it's been doing that for most of history—but because of how rapidly the new economic revolution is shifting where people live and work."

It's an issue Moulton has been talking about frequently since ending his Presidential campaign in August. Moulton said that high housing costs are forcing people to move to the western parts of Massachusetts, and a high-speed rail line could allow people to commute from Boston to Springfield in 30 minutes.

"The point is: this is faster than driving. And that's part of the first myth we need to dispel: that commuter trains, or more accurately, regional rail trains, are slower and not as nice as driving," Moulton said in his prepared remarks, a copy of which his office provided to Patch. "We think of the commuter rail as the poor alternative to driving when traffic is terrible: we must make it legitimately faster."