Tag: public works

  • Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Oct. 3rd-7th, 2011)

    Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Oct. 3rd-7th, 2011)

    Signs near road construction work advise drivers to Be Prepared To Stop in Framingham, MA.
    Signs near road construction work advise drivers to Be Prepared To Stop in Framingham, MA.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, October 3rd through October 7th, 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 October 3rd – 7th, 2011 indicates that: (more…)

  • Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 26-30, 2011)

    Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 26-30, 2011)

    Motor cycle caution sign near road construction in Framingham, MA
    Out for a cool fall ride? Motorcyclists are cautioned about rough roads due to construction in Framingham, MA

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, September 26th through September 30th, 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 September 26th – 30th, 2011 indicates that: (more…)

  • Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 19-23, 2011)

    Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 19-23, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic / Detour Signs
    Drivers are alerted to Be Prepared To Stop, (and wait), as construction continues on Concord St. and other roads in Framingham.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, September 19th through September 23rd, 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 September 19th – 23rd, 2011 indicates that: (more…)

  • Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 12-16, 2011)

    Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 12-16, 2011)

    Rough Road Ahead (traffic sign, Framingham, MA)
    Traffic sign in Framingham Center warns motorists of ROUGH ROAD AHEAD and alternates to CAUTION MOTORCYCLES of the road surface conditions.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, September 12th through September 16th, 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 September 12th – 16th, 2011 indicates that: (more…)

  • Traffic Alerts (September 5th through 9th, 2011)

    Traffic Alerts (September 5th through 9th, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic Alerts, Detours, Road Construction, September 5-9, 2011
    Framingham Traffic Alerts, Detours, Road & Bridge Construction, September 5th-9th, 2011

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, September 5th through September 9th, 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 September 5th – 9th, 2011 indicates that: (more…)

  • Hurricane Irene Hits Framingham MA, August 28, 2011

    Hurricane Irene Hits Framingham MA, August 28, 2011

    Photo - Close up of one of the phone poles on Salem End Road in Framingham, (near Temple Street), which were taken down by a tree blow over by Hurricane Irene, (August 28, 2011)
    Hurricane Irene took down utility poles and trees across Framingham on August 28, 2011.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – After forming in the Bahamas on August 20th, 2011, then building to hurricane strength and tracking north/northwest along the eastern seaboard of the United States, Hurricane Irene struck Framingham, MA on the morning of August 28th, 2011.

    This page contains a timeline of events, photos, videos and information related to Hurricane Irene as she approached and hit the Town of Framingham, MA.

    (By the time she hit Framingham, Irene had been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but still caused severe damage and knocked out power and other utilities across the town and region).

    Hurricane Irene Timeline:

    Friday, August 26, 2011:

    • 12:25 p.m. EST –  At the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, (more…)
  • Free Electronics Recycle Event for Framingham Residents

    Free Electronics Recycle Event for Framingham Residents

    Framingham, MA - Electronics Recycle Event - Wednesday, August 31st, 2010 - Noon to 8:00pm
    Framingham, MA – Electronics Recycle Event – Wednesday, August 31st, 2010 – Noon to 8:00pm

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – On Wednesday, August 31, 2011, from 12:00 Noon until 8:00pm, the Town of Framingham Recycling Center is holding a *Free! Electronics Recycle Event.

    Framingham residents can drop off “anything with a power cord or a power button“, (tv sets, computers, kitchen appliances, home entertainment equipment, computers, monitors, vacuum cleaners — if it has a power cord or power button, they’ll take it).

    Residents do not have to have a recycle center sticker for this event, but will be asked to produce a drivers license showing they are a Framingham resident.

    *As this is being promoted as a “free” event, the Recycling Center will waive the normal $10 permit fee for residents who donate (1) non-perishable food item for each electronic item dropped-off.

    The food items will be donated to Framingham-based food pantries.

    Electronics will be recycled by E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.

    The Framingham Recycling Center is located 255 Mt. Wayte Ave.,  (the building which was formerly the town incinerator is located between Franklin St. and Fountain St., across from the Juvenile Court, near Farm Pond).

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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…)

  • Framingham Traffic Alerts (July 11th – 15th, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic Alerts (July 11th – 15th, 2011)

    Framingham Traffic Sign - Be Prepared to Stop
    Signs placed near "A" St. and Concord St. road and sewer construction sites advise drivers that they should be prepared to stop.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, July 11 through July 15, 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 July 11th through July 15th, 2011 indicate that: (more…)