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  • Framingham Traffic Alerts (August 1st – 5th, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic Alerts (August 1st – 5th, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic Alerts, Detours, Delays, sign: Be Prepared to Stop
    Motorists driving on Concord St., approaching the top of A Street should be prepared to stop as Police controlled single-lane alternating traffic patterns are in use at this construction site.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, August 1st through August 5th, 2011).

    Delays due to traffic and detours around some of the work sites can add to driving times, so motorists should plan accordingly.

    The Town of Framingham’s Department of Public Works / Highway Division / Capital Projects website offers residents and visitors to Framingham helpful information about current and upcoming construction projects.

    You can view up to date traffic alerts, maps of project work sites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.

    The email traffic alert for the week of August 1st – 5th, 2011 indicates that: (more…)

  • Traffic Detours for Road, Bridge & Sewer Construction (for the week of July 25th – July 29th, 2011)

    Traffic Detours for Road, Bridge & Sewer Construction (for the week of July 25th – July 29th, 2011)

    Framingham Police Officer Tom McCarthy, traffic detail, (July 19, 2011)
    Framingham Police Officer Tom McCarthy controls traffic at the Rt. 30 / Rt. 126 intersection as construction crews work installing sewer mains.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, July 25th through July 29th, 2011).

    Delays due to traffic and detours around some of the work sites can add to driving times, so motorists should plan accordingly.

    The Town of Framingham’s Department of Public Works / Highway Division / Capital Projects website offers residents and visitors to Framingham helpful information about current and upcoming construction projects.

    You can view up to date traffic alerts, maps of project worksites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.

    The email traffic advisory for the week of July 25th through (more…)

  • Expect Delays at Rt. 126 / Rt. 30 Intersection

    Expect Delays at Rt. 126 / Rt. 30 Intersection

    Framingham sewer work at Rt. 30 / Rt. 126 intersection to take longer than expected.
    Sewer work near Rt. 30 / Rt. 126 intersection to take longer than expected.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Dennis Paulsen, (Town Meeting Member for Precinct 9, and Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Works), recently spoke with key Town of Framingham personnel and the construction supervisor responsible for the East Framingham Sewer Construction project regarding the work being done near the interestion of Rt. 30 (Cochituate Road), and Rt. 126, (Concord Street).

    Paulsen was informed that this week, (July 5th – July 8th, 2011), crews will be cutting diagonally across Concord Street — from Landseer Ave. to the Framingham Cooperative Bank, and that the work will be done during weekday working hours and that during the construction, Rt. 126 will be restricted to (1) lane (more…)

  • Framingham Traffic Alerts (June 13th – 17th, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic Alerts (June 13th – 17th, 2011)

    Framingham - June 2011 Hartford St / Concord St. detour map
    Maps showing detours for current roadway construction projects in Framingham are available online from the Framingham DPW / Highway Division's Capital Project website.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, June 13 – 17, 2011).

    Major delays due to backed up traffic and detours around some of the work sites can add to driving times, so motorists should plan accordingly.

    The Town of Framingham’s Department of Public Works / Highway Division / Capital Projects website offers residents and visitors to Framingham helpful information about current and upcoming construction projects.

    You can view up to date traffic alerts, maps of project worksites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.

    The email traffic advisory for the week of June 13 – 17, 2011 indicate that:

    • Water main replacement will restrict vehicular traffic on (more…)
  • Downtown Framingham Traffic About to Get a Little Worse

    Downtown Framingham Traffic About to Get a Little Worse

    Map of Fountain St. bridge replacement work area in Framingham, MA
    The Fountain St. bridge is frequently used to avoid Downtown Framingham and navigate to and from the Merloni Baseball Complex, Loring Arena, Keefe Tech, Fountain Street Galleries, (and other businesses located in the former Bancroft Cap factory), and the surrounding area. Map courtesy of Google Map, http://maps.google.com/

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Long recognized as one of the worst things about Downtown Framingham, traffic along the Rt. 126 corridor through the Rt. 135 intersection and rail crossing is about to get even worse — temporarily.

    Construction is slated to begin June 23, 2011 to replace the Fountain St. bridge which some motorists use as an alternate route to avoid the traffic choked Downtown central district.

    MassDOT and its contractor estimate the project will take 97 days and, baring any unforeseen circumstances, the projected bridge re-opening date is set for September 27th, (2011).

    The $2.3 million dollar state and federally funded project includes (more…)