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  • Framingham Public Works Construction & Traffic Alerts (Week of April 10-16, 2022)

    Framingham Public Works Construction & Traffic Alerts (Week of April 10-16, 2022)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Motorists are advised that there may be detours or slow moving traffic due to construction work being performed during daytime hours on the following roads in Framingham during the week of April 10th through the 16th, 2022. Please note: construction schedules are weather permitting and subject to change.

    Framingham Traffic Sign - Be Prepared to Stop
    Signs placed near construction sites advise drivers that they should be prepared to stop.

    The following roads and areas where Framingham Department of Public Works, Eversource, Verizon, MassDOT and private contractors are performing roadway and infrastructure improvements may cause delays or detours for motorists –

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  • Framingham’s Thomas Eames Historic Marker Reinstalled

    Framingham’s Thomas Eames Historic Marker Reinstalled

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the City of Framingham have announced that crews have reinstalled a historic 1930 Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Marker in Framingham as part of an effort to inventory and document the original markers that were installed nearly 90 years ago throughout the Commonwealth.

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  • Wickford Road Bridge Opens

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – As part of a multi-site road and bridge repair contract, MassDOT and Framingham celebrated the opening of the Wickford Road Bridge today.

    Wickford Road Bridge Opening ceremony, July 28, 2014, Framingham, MA, (Image courtesy MassDOT)

    The next step towards completion of the contract is the closing of the Central Street Bridge.

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    Source: MassDOT

  • 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…)