MassDOT Construction to Close Comm Ave Bridge for Two-Plus Weeks

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As part of a $110 million project to replace the half-century-old concrete surface and steel beams that support Commonwealth Avenue as it passes over the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will close that section of Comm Ave to all but MBTA buses, pedestrians, bicycles, and emergency vehicles from July 27 through August 14.
The project begins Wednesday, July 26, at 9 p.m., when the MBTA Green Line trolleys stop running between Blandford Street east of the bridge and Babcock Street to its west. On Thursday, July 27, Comm Ave and the BU Bridge will close to private vehicular traffic at 7 p.m., and detours for the MBTA’s CT and number 47 buses will go into effect. Find a day-by-day schedule of the work’s transportation closings and changes here.
The MBTA Green Line B trolleys will be replaced with shuttle buses from Blandford Street to Babcock Street from July 26 through August 14.
The project, scheduled for the time of year when vehicular traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists are significantly reduced, is phase one of a two-phase bridge replacement, to be undertaken and completed over the next two summers. This July and August, MassDOT will replace the eastbound lanes, sidewalk, bike lane, and MBTA trolley areas, and during summer 2018 it will replace westbound lanes, sidewalk, and bike lanes. Both phases will close to normal vehicular traffic roadways that intersect with the bridge, including University Road, the BU Bridge, the Carlton Street bridge, and Mountfort Street. Access from and to Storrow Drive at University Road will also be closed.
Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists will use detours that will be clearly marked by MassDOT. Cyclists and pedestrians will be able to cross the bridge through designated areas monitored by police details. Special ...

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