Traffic Advisories 

DCR CREWS WORKING ALONG REVERE BEACH PARKWAY IN CHELSEA
(Nov 18-20)

DCR REPLACING SIDEWALK RAILINGS ALONG QUINCY SHORE DRIVE OVER BLACKS CREEK

NATIONAL GRID REPLACING GAS LINE IN NAHANT BEACH PARKING LOT

DCR REPAIRING LECH WALESA BRIDGE IN DORCHESTER

Until Further Notice

• DCR CREWS REPAIRING ELIOT BRIDGE

• DCR REPAIRING BU BRIDGE

• DCR TO REPAIR SEVERE POTHOLE DAMAGE ON BOWKER OVERPASS IN BOSTON

DCR CREWS WORKING ALONG REVERE BEACH PARKWAY IN CHELSEA
One westbound lane will be closed at Union Street

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be working along Revere Beach Parkway in Chelsea, repairing curbs and installing a new sidewalk and guardrail. During the work, the right lane heading westbound (toward Everett) will be closed.

WHEN:           Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 

                        November 18, 19, 20

                        8 p.m. - 4 a.m. each night            

WHERE:          Revere Beach Parkway

                        At Union Street

                        Chelsea

DCR REPLACING SIDEWALK RAILINGS ALONG QUINCY SHORE DRIVE OVER BLACKS CREEK
Pedestrians will be detoured to nearby crosswalks  

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be replacing the sidewalk railings along both sides of Quincy Shore Drive where it crosses Blacks Creek. During the work, pedestrians will be detoured to crosswalks at Quincy Shore Drive and Furnace Brook Parkway, and Quincy Shore Drive at Caddy Park.  

WHEN:   Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Continuing for several weeks  

WHERE:       Quincy Shore Drive    At Blacks Creek

NATIONAL GRID REPLACING GAS LINE IN NAHANT BEACH PARKING LOT

Work will require closing some parking spaces  

National Grid will be replacing a gas line under the parking lot at Long Beach in DCR's Nahant Beach Reservation in Nahant. During the work, some parking spaces will be closed, but the parking lot will remain open.  

WHEN:           Monday  September 21, 2009  For about 6 weeks  

WHERE:        Long Beach parking lot - Nahant Beach Reservation                         Nahant

DCR REPAIRING LECH WALESA BRIDGE IN DORCHESTER

Expect delays on Morrissey Boulevard  

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be repairing the Lech Walesa Bridge, which carries Morrissey Boulevard over Mt. Vernon Street near Kosciuszko Circle and Columbia Road in Dorchester. During the work, one lane in each direction will be closed on Morrissey Boulevard at the bridge.  

WHEN:            Starting Sept. 17, 2009                         

  For approximately one year  

WHERE:          Lech Walesa Bridge                           

Carries Morrissey Boulevard over Mt. Vernon Street                           Dorchester  

Until Further Notice

DCR CREWS REPAIRING ELIOT BRIDGE
One lane in either direction will be closed

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) crews will be making repairs to the Eliot Bridge, which crosses the Charles River between Cambridge and Boston's Allston neighborhood. During the work, one lane in either the Cambridge-bound or Boston-bound direction will be closed.

WHEN:           Starting Wednesday night, October 21, 2009                      8 p.m. - 4 a.m. each night - Until further notice

WHERE:        Eliot Bridge - Between Cambridge and Boston

DCR REPAIRING BU BRIDGE

One Boston-to-Cambridge lane will be closed to vehicles

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will begin repairs on the BU Bridge. During the work, the downstream sidewalk (next to the Boston-to-Cambridge vehicular traffic) will be closed. The adjoining Boston-to-Cambridge traffic lane also will close to vehicular traffic, but will be open for pedestrians and cyclists.

State and local police officers will help direct and control traffic beginning tonight and continuing until Wednesday.

WHEN:            Immediately

                        Until further notice

WHERE:          BU Bridge

                        Between Boston and Cambridge

DCR TO REPAIR SEVERE POTHOLE DAMAGE ON BOWKER OVERPASS IN BOSTON

One lane will be closed at night and on weekends

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is set to begin major pothole repairs on the Bowker Overpass southbound, which carries traffic from Storrow Drive to Park Drive and the Fenway.

Severe weather conditions this winter have created extensive damage, including vast numbers of potholes, on DCR roads, parkways, and bridges. On the Bowker, many potholes are deep enough to expose the underlying steel reinforcements and have reached a level where temporary patching will not suffice.

“Ensuring public safety is paramount at DCR, and it is important that we make these repairs immediately to honor that commitment,” said DCR Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan Jr. “We appreciate the concerns of neighbors and commuters, and will do everything possible to minimize the noise and traffic disruption during this work. However, we need to address this issue immediately.”

To expedite the repairs, DCR has directed its contractor, SPS of Waltham, to work seven days a week, starting Wednesday, February 4. The right-hand southbound (inbound) lane will be closed on the following days and times:

            Monday-Thursday, 7 p.m.-5 a.m. (each night)

            7 p.m.Friday through5 a.m. Monday

Significant jackhammering noise will be associated with the work, but jackhammering will be limited to the following hours:

            Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.(each night)

            Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

            Sunday, noon-6 p.m.

Weather permitting, the repairs are expected to be completed in about six weeks.

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