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DCR Press Advisories
Table of Contents
Traffic Advisories
DCR Traffic Advisory: Morrissey Boulevard
while storm is ongoing
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
Sunday, September 27, 2026
UPDATE: DCR Traffic Advisory: Eliot Circle
Friday, September 25, 2026, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
DCR Traffic Advisory: Draw One Bridge
Effective immediately through Saturday, October 3, 2026
DCR Traffic Advisory: Revere Beach Boulevard
Sunday, September 27, 2026, - Friday, October 23, 2026, 24 hours a day
DCR Traffic Advisory: Morrissey Boulevard
Monday, August 17, 2026 – Sunday, November 15, 2026, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynn Fells Parkway & Main Street
Effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Traffic Advisory: West Roxbury Parkway
Monday, July 27, 2026 – Friday, November 27, 2026 (excluding weekends), 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
DCR Traffic Advisory: Centre Street and Walter Street
Monday, July 7, 2025 – Monday, October 6, 2026
DCR Traffic Advisory: VFW Highway
Monday, July 6, 2026 – Thursday, December 31, 2026
DCR Traffic Advisory: Quincy Shore Drive
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
DCR Traffic Advisory: Blessing of the Bay Park
Monday, June 22, 2026 – Spring 2027
DCR Traffic Advisory: Wachusett Reservoir
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 310.75 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 310.75 KB)
Sunday, April 26, 2026 – Sunday, November 8, 2026 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Open PDF file, 249.52 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 249.52 KB)
Monday, October 20, 2025 – Fall 2027
Open PDF file, 108.67 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 108.67 KB)
July 19, 2025 – until further notice
Recreational Advisories
DCR Recreational Advisory: Thomas E. Pettey Causeway
Friday, September 25, 2026, 8 p.m. – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Boston Harbor Islands
effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Castle Island
Monday, September 28, 2026, 8 p.m. – 4 a.m.
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation
Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 11 p.m. - Friday, September 25, 2026, at 6 a.m.
DCR Recreational Advisory: Dunn State Park
Effective immediately – Wednesday, September 30, 2026
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Tom State Reservation
Effective immediately – Thursday, October 1, 2026 (excluding Fridays through Sundays)
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation
Saturday, September 12, 2026 – Sunday, October 26, 2026
DCR Recreational Advisory: Walden Pond
Effective immediately – Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Update: DCR Recreation Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in the Charles River
effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Gloucester Street Pier on the Charles River Esplanade
Effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreation Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Pequot Pond at Hampton Ponds State Park
Effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Wellington Underpass in Medford
Monday, August 10, 2026 – spring 2028
DCR Recreation Advisory: Medfield Charles River State Reservation
Monday, August 3, 2026 – Thursday, October 1, 2026 (excluding weekends), 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
DCR Recreational Advisory: Botume House Visitor Center
Friday, July 31, 2026 – Sunday, October 11, 2026 (Fridays through Sundays, excluding Saturday, August 29), 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mary O'Malley State Park
Effective immediately – through September
DCR Recreational Advisory: Salisbury Beach State Reservation and Sandy Point State Reservation
Until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Foss Park
Monday, June 1, 2026 – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Moore State Park
effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Wyola State Park
Effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Leo J. Martin Golf Course
Monday, May 11, 2026 – Monday, November 30, 2026
Open PDF file, 178.59 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Virginia Wood Parking Lot
(English, PDF 178.59 KB)
Monday, April 27, 2026 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 174.93 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Norwottuck Rail Trail
(English, PDF 174.93 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 173.35 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Breakheart Reservation
(English, PDF 173.35 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 154.44 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lawton State Forest
(English, PDF 154.44 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 265.04 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Blackstone River Greenway Visitors Center
(English, PDF 265.04 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 280.43 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Middle Road in Dubuque State Forest
(English, PDF 280.43 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 333.28 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail Sudbury to Hudson
(English, PDF 333.28 KB)
Monday, April 7, 2025 – expected in 2026
Open PDF file, 290.34 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Draw Seven Park
(English, PDF 290.34 KB)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Spring 2026
Open PDF file, 341 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lynn Heritage State Park
(English, PDF 341 KB)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 317.74 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Marine Park Bandstand in Boston
(English, PDF 317.74 KB)
Beginning on Friday, April 26, 2024 – indefinitely
Open PDF file, 133.98 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Red Bridge Pond State Park
(English, PDF 133.98 KB)
Effective immediately, until further notice
Parking Advisories
Open PDF file, 148.72 KB,
DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways Begins April 1
(English, PDF 148.72 KB)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Monday, November 30, 2026
Pedestrian Advisories
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