Maintenence and traffic updates - General Edwards Drawbridge bridge replacement

Updates on traffic impacts and maintenance.

What is happening?

• Starting in mid-August 2025, a center median work zone will be installed on the General Edwards Drawbridge to allow median barrier replacement and bridge maintenance construction activity. 
• The work zone will extend from approximately where Lynnway meets North Shore Road in Revere, across the General Edwards Drawbridge, to Hanson Street in Lynn.
• This work is typical maintenance, and is not a part of the project to replace the existing bridge.

Travel impacts and work schedule

• This work zone will reduce North Shore Road (Route 1A) northbound to one lane while crossing the bridge. Southbound traffic will remain two lanes.
• Construction will take place during nighttime hours, on weeknights, Sunday evening through Friday morning, from 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., with intermittent temporary lane closures at the following location:
  • North Shore Road (Route 1A) southbound, between Hanson Street in Lynn and the Lynnway ramps in Revere, crossing the General Edwards Drawbridge.
• Construction during daytime hours will occur in the center median work zone, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• This traffic pattern and the construction activity are expected to continue for the remainder of the 2025 construction season.
• These operations and this schedule are weather dependent and subject to change.
• Police details and appropriate signage will be deployed to assist traffic flow around the work zones. No detours are anticipated. 

For more information regarding this work, please view this linked presentation.

Travel tips

Those traveling through the area may experience delays, should reduce speed, and use caution.

For more information on traffic conditions, travelers are also encouraged to:

• Dial 511 and select a route to hear real–time conditions.
• Visit Mass511, a website which provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information and allows users to subscribe to text and email alerts for traffic conditions.
• Follow MassDOT on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MassDOT to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions.
• Download MassDOT’s GoTime mobile app and view real-time traffic conditions before setting out on the road.