Tammy O’Neal’s company produces Nantucket Nectar for many of the large grocery stores in the area. In a few short years, the company had a major plant in Lowell with a warehouse in Worcester. The problem was getting the finished product to the warehouse. Although Tammy was not good with distances, she was good with times. Lowell is a big city with numerous roads that could be taken from the plant to the warehouse.
The Nantucket Nectar plant is located at the corner of University Street and Drake Street. Hesser Street also intersects North and Drake Street at the plant. North St runs parallel to Drake. Twenty minutes due north of the plant on University Street is I-495, the major east–west highway in Lowell. University Street intersects I-495 at Exit 30. It takes five minutes driving east on I-495 to reach Exit 40. This exit connects I-495 with Hesser Street and Ray Avenue. Ten minutes east on I-495 is Exit 50. This exit connects I-495 with Marigold Street and South Avenue.
From the plant, it takes 20 minutes on Hesser Street, which goes in a northeast direction, to reach Westford Street. It takes another 20 minutes on Hesser Street to reach I-495 and Exit 40.
It takes 30 minutes on Drake Street to reach Westford Street from the plant. Drake Street travels east and slightly north. Westford Street travels east and west. From Hesser Street, it takes 15 minutes to get to Ray Avenue on Westford Street. Drake Street also comes into this intersection. From this intersection, it takes an additional 20 minutes on Westford Street to get to Marigold Street, and another 15 minutes to get to South Avenue. From Exit 40 on Ray Avenue, it takes 5 minutes to get to
Westford Street. Ray Avenue continues to Marigold Street, requiring 25 minutes. Ray Avenue then goes directly to the warehouse. From Marigold Street and Ray Avenue intersection it takes 40 minutes to get to the warehouse
At Exit 50, Marigold Street travels southwest. It takes 20 minutes to intersect with Westford Street, and another 20 minutes to get to Ray Avenue. From Exit 50, South Avenue goes due south. It
Takes 10 minutes to get to Westford Street and another 15 minutes to get to the Warehouse.
What do you recommend Tammy should do to find the fastest route?
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