Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture: Directions to our offices

Directions

to MDAR Offices

BOSTON OFFICE

By Public Transportation

Take either line to the North Station. Exit onto Causeway Street and walk under Interstate 93 (the elevated green highway). 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

Red Line:

Take the Red Line to Park Street station and switch to a Green Line train bound for Lechmere. Take the Green Line (3 stops) to North Station. Exit onto Causeway Street and walk under Interstate 93 (the elevated green highway). 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

Blue Line:

Take the Blue Line to Government Center and switch to a Green Line train bound for Lechmere. Take the Green Line (2 stops) to North Station. Exit onto Causeway Street and walk under Interstate 93 (the elevated green highway). 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From South Station:

Take the Red Line (2 stops) to the Park Street stop and switch to a Green Line train bound for Lechmere (3 stops) to North Station. Exit onto Causeway Street and walk under Interstate 93 (the elevated green highway). 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From North Station:

From either exit, walk Across the street onto Causeway under Interstate 93 (the elevated green highway). 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From Logan Airport:

Take the Blue Line inbound (4 stops) to Government Center and switch to a Green Line train bound for Lechmere. Take the Green Line (2 stops) to North Station. Exit onto Causeway Street and walk under Interstate 93 (the elevated green highway). 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

By Car:

Due to the Central Artery Project, the directions below are subject to change. Warning - The Big Dig might cause signs to change frequently.

From the North:

Take Interstate 93S to Exit 26A/Cambridge; stay in the left lane. At the light, take a left, bearing left around the rotary. Take a right following the signs to the Fleet Center and travel through the first light. At the second light, take a left onto Causeway Street. Just past the Fleet Center, 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From Eastern New Hampshire and Northeastern Massachusetts:

Take Interstate 95S to Route 1S. Follow Route 1 across the Tobin Bridge and merge onto Interstate 93S. Take Exit 26/Storrow Drive. Bear left and follow the signs for the Fleet Center/North Station. At the next set of lights take a left onto Causeway Street. Just past the Fleet Center, 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From the South:

Take interstate 95N to Boston to 93N. Exit 25/Causeway Street is now permanently closed. From the new I-93 North take Exit 26 (Storrow Dr.) and follow signs to North Station/Leverett Circle. At the rotary, follow signs to the Fleet Center and travel through the first light. At the second light, take a left onto Causeway Street. Just past the Fleet Center, 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From the West:

Follow the Massachusetts Turnpike to Interstate 93N to Boston. Exit 25/Causeway Street is now permanently closed. From the new I-93 North take Exit 26 (Storrow Dr.) and follow signs to North Station/Leverett Circle. At the rotary, follow signs to the Fleet Center and travel through the first light. At the second light, take a left onto Causeway Street. Just past the Fleet Center, 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

From Logan Airport:

At the airport, follow signs to the Ted Williams Tunnel toward Boston. Once through the tunnel, take Route 93N to Boston. Exit 25 (Causeway Street) is now permanently closed. From the new I-93 North take Exit 26 (Storrow Dr.) and follow signs to North Station/Leverett Circle. At the rotary, follow signs to the Fleet Center and travel through the first light. At the second light, take a left onto Causeway Street. Just past the Fleet Center, 251 Causeway Street (Veteran's Clinic Building) will be on your right, just before the stoplight at the corner of North Washington Street.

Parking is available in a privately operated garage on Commercial Street at the corner of Prince Street. On-street parking is very limited.

LANCASTER OFFICE

The Lancaster field office at 142 Common Road is now closed.

AMHERST FIELD OFFICES

Bureau of Markets and
Ag. Business Training Program

25 West Experiment Station (on the UMass Amherst Campus)

From the North

Route 91 South to exit 25 - at the end of the ramp, turn left and follow and follow to light - turn right on rtes. 5&10 and follow about 1 mile, past Yankee Candle, to left at second light onto rte. 116 south - then 8 miles to UMass exit (after highway divides) - left at end of ramp onto Mass. Avenue - then follow directions to Parking Garage below

From the South

Route 91 North to Exit 19 (Northampton/Amherst) - at end of ramp turn right onto Route 9 (over CT River via Coolidge Bridge) - go approx. 7 miles to Rte 116 north, which is a left at the lights opposite Staples - go 1 mile to UMass Exit - right at end of ramp on Mass. Avenue (Note: The Coolidge Bridge is under construction - expect significant delays Eastbound in AM or Westbound in afternoon)

From the East

Mass Pike (Rte. 90) West to Exit 4 (West Springfield) onto Rte. 91 North - follow directions above from the south.

Rte. 2 West, follow to I-91 South in Greenfield and follow directions above from the North.

From the West

Mass Pike (Rte. 90) East to Exit 4 (West Springfield) onto Rte 91 North - follow directions above from the south. If coming east on Route 2 toward Boston, get on I 91 South in Greenfield and follow directions above from the north.

PARKING IN THE GARAGE

After exiting Rte. 116 onto Mass. Avenue as above, turn left at the second set of lights onto Commonwealth Avenue - The Mullins Center Stadium (green roof) is on your left as you pass it, turning right at the first light onto Campus Center Way (sign for garage, power plant on right). If the garage is full (seldom), park in the "E" lot as directed by the garage full sign.

WALKING TO WEST EXPERIMENT STATION FROM THE GARAGE

Exit the Garage on the ground level in the direction opposite where you entered and in the left corner (toward the Campus Center). If you parked in the basement level, go up a floor. Keeping the large, concrete Campus Center on your right, walk in front of (keeping them on your left) Draper Hall (brick with pillars) and Goessman Hall (large brick chemistry building opposite the Campus Center). The Stockbridge School of Agriculture will be behind you. After Goessman, you will be headed toward an old architecturally interesting brick building with a covered portico and a corner parapet. This is the West Experiment Station, which you may also know as the Soil Testing Lab - and we are upstairs on the right. Ring the bell if the door is locked.

Bureau of Farm Products

221 West Street, Amherst

From the MassPike

Take Exit 8 (Palmer Exit) Turn right after the toll to Palmer Center. Take a right turn on to Route 181 to Belchertown. Go straight through Belchertown Center and at the second set of lights near left on to Route 9 (A small mall will be on the left side). Follow the road to Amherst Center and at the second set of lights take a left on to Route 116. The Field Office is located at 441 West Street in the Amherst Professional Park.

This is the same park where the USDA NRCS and FSA offices are located, though the DFA field office is located in the building closest to the main road.