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Road lines yielding to wintry barrage

Faded lane markers are prevalent on Route 128 South in Weston near the Mass. Pike exit. Faded lane markers are prevalent on Route 128 South in Weston near the Mass. Pike exit. (Bill Greene/ Globe Staff)
By Kathleen Burge
Globe Staff / March 9, 2009

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WESTON - Winter is cruel to the white dashes and lines that carve highways into lanes. Snowplows scrape the lines away; tires rolling over sand and salt grind them off. Sometimes the markings vanish completely, leaving drivers to find their own paths. (Full article: 997 words)

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