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Traffic Advisories
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Wompatuck State Park
(English, PDF 285.12 KB)
Friday, April 25, 2025 - Friday, May 23, 2025
Open PDF file, 283.93 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Walden Pond State Reservation
(English, PDF 283.93 KB)
Thursday, April 24, 2025 – Friday, April 25, 2025
Open PDF file, 284.84 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: William J. Day Boulevard in Boston
(English, PDF 284.84 KB)
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Monday, June 30, 2025
Open PDF file, 288.83 KB,
Safety Improvements for the BU Bridge Corridor of Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 288.83 KB)
Sunday, April 27, 2025- Friday, May 16, 2025 (Sunday through Thursday)
Open PDF file, 287.21 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway
(English, PDF 287.21 KB)
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Friday, May 30, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: DAR State Forest
(English, PDF 283.87 KB)
Monday, April 14, 2025 - Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Eliot Bridge
(English, PDF 322.63 KB)
Monday, April 14, 2025 - Friday, May 9, 2025 (excluding weekends)
Open PDF file, 283.88 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Fellsway East in Melrose
(English, PDF 283.88 KB)
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Friday, May 23, 2025
Open PDF file, 288.31 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose
(English, PDF 288.31 KB)
Monday, April 28, 2025 –Monday, March 9, 2026
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Storrow Drive
(English, PDF 357.47 KB)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Friday, May 2, 2025
Open PDF file, 341.59 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive and River Street in Cambridge
(English, PDF 341.59 KB)
Friday, April 11, 2025 – Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Open PDF file, 341.57 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Pond Street in Jamaica Plain
(English, PDF 341.57 KB)
Tuesday April 8, 2025 – Friday May 9, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy
(English, PDF 343 KB)
Thursday, March 27, 2025 – Sunday, May 25, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Sgt. Alexander F. Pacuska Memorial Circle
(English, PDF 342.68 KB)
Friday, April 4, 2025 – Friday, May 16, 2025
Open PDF file, 374.06 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 374.06 KB)
Sunday, April 27, 2025 – Sunday, November 9, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Blue Hills Parkway
(English, PDF 136.4 KB)
Monday, November 6, 2023, and continuing on school days, 7:20 a.m. -7:50 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Recreational Advisories
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Torbert MacDonald State Park
(English, PDF 284.89 KB)
Friday, April 25, 2025 - Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (excluding weekends)
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Sinclair Weeks Footbridge
(English, PDF 128.79 KB)
Saturday, April 26, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Melnea A. Cass Recreation Center
(English, PDF 283.11 KB)
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Thursday, May 22, 2025
Open PDF file, 290.34 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Draw Seven Park
(English, PDF 290.34 KB)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Spring 2026
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation
(English, PDF 285.5 KB)
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, – Friday, May 2, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Norwottuck Rail Trail
(English, PDF 284.53 KB)
Monday, April 21, 2025 – Friday, May 9, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Bash Bish Falls
(English, PDF 285.24 KB)
Monday, April 21, 2025 – Friday, May 9, 2024
Open PDF file, 282.94 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Dennison Day Use Area
(English, PDF 282.94 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Paul Dudley White Bike Path
(English, PDF 323.58 KB)
Monday, April 14, 2025 – Friday, April 25, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail in Waltham
(English, PDF 342.55 KB)
Monday, April 7, 2025 – expected in 2026
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Start of Shoreline Fishing at Wachusett Reservoir
(English, PDF 344.89 KB)
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Open PDF file, 340.44 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Melnea A. Cass Recreation Center
(English, PDF 340.44 KB)
Friday, April 4, 2025 – Fall 2025
Open PDF file, 340.92 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail in Waltham
(English, PDF 340.92 KB)
Monday, March 31, 2025 – Friday, April 25, 2025
Open PDF file, 337.33 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation
(English, PDF 337.33 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 339.91 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Ryan Playground
(English, PDF 339.91 KB)
Monday, January 27, 2025 - Friday, June 20, 2025
Open PDF file, 354.51 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Walden Pond State Reservation
(English, PDF 354.51 KB)
Monday, January 20, 2025 – fall 2025
Open PDF file, 363.37 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Charlesbank Playground
(English, PDF 363.37 KB)
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – Summer 2025
Open PDF file, 364.36 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation in the Town of Milton
(English, PDF 364.36 KB)
Effective immediately
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, 136.47 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: John Joseph Kilmartin Pathway
(English, PDF 136.47 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 133.98 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Red Bridge Pond State Park
(English, PDF 133.98 KB)
Effective immediately, until further notice
Open PDF file, 208.38 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Southwest Corridor Park Bike Path in Boston
(English, PDF 208.38 KB)
Thursday, May 4, 2023 – until further notice
DCR Parking Advisories
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DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways Begins April 1
(English, PDF 345.95 KB)
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – Sunday, November 30, 2025
DCR Pedestrian Advisories
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DCR Pedestrian Advisory: Soldiers Field Road
(English, PDF 283.6 KB)
Thursday, April 11, 2025 – Friday, April 25, 2025 (excluding weekends)
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