Okay, so I find out I'm a little behind the times as this App, developed by Google, has been out since approximately 2013 .... but perhaps your like me and never heard of it until now.
I test drove the
Free App this weekend on the way to and from the Lake starting in Central MA ... that's Rte 290, up 495, Rte3, Rte 93 and into Lakes Region by exit 20 and found it INCREDIBLY accurate .... meaning, it gives advance warning of traffic slow downs,(and if in "Route mode" will offer alternative routing), vehicles on the side of the road, construction areas and my favorite -- police location. This is all done by a network of Facebook active followers so it's fairly up to date and seems quite reliable -- from what we encountered.
My thinking is-- if I spread the word, then the secondary roads (Rte 11, Rte 25, etc.) will become more accurate as more of us use this APP.
REMEMBER -- do not Text and drive -- let your "navigator" do the typing. Supposedly there is a voice recognition
feature, but I haven't unscrambled that as yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRXSWXNF-fw