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Traffic Advisories
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Morrissey Boulevard in Boston
(English, PDF 313.87 KB)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - Sunday, September 22, 2024
Open PDF file, 305.57 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynnway
(English, PDF 305.57 KB)
Effective immediately - Friday September 27, 2024
Open PDF file, 305.29 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Charles River Road in Watertown
(English, PDF 305.29 KB)
Sunday, September 15, 2024, - September 21, 2024
Open PDF file, 334.3 KB,
DCR Traffic and Recreational Advisory: Soldiers Field Road
(English, PDF 334.3 KB)
Monday, August 19, 2024 – December 2024 (excluding weekends and major events)
Open PDF file, 307.24 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Edwin Land Boulevard
(English, PDF 307.24 KB)
Monday, July 22, 2024 - Friday, October 4, 2024 (excluding weekends)
Open PDF file, 345.93 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 345.93 KB)
Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Sunday, November 10, 2024
Open PDF file, 136.4 KB,
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: Alewife Stormwater Wetlands
(English, PDF 298.63 KB)
Thursday, September 19, 2024, - Saturday, September 21, 2024
Open PDF file, 302.08 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency-Managed Golf Courses
(English, PDF 302.08 KB)
Ponkapoag Golf Course: September 16, 2024 – September 18, 2024 Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course: September 30, 2024
Open PDF file, 300.17 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Park at Quinsigamond State Park
(English, PDF 300.17 KB)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Friday, September 20, 2024
Open PDF file, 297.97 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Foss Park in Somerville
(English, PDF 297.97 KB)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Friday, September 20, 2024
Open PDF file, 307.17 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Alewife Greenway Bike Path
(English, PDF 307.17 KB)
Thursday, September 12, 2024, Saturday September 28, 2024 (including weekends)
Open PDF file, 299.17 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Clarksburg State Forest
(English, PDF 299.17 KB)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – October 2024
Open PDF file, 298.94 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Old Stone Church
(English, PDF 298.94 KB)
Monday, September 9, 2024 – Friday, November 1, 2024
Open PDF file, 305.17 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Castle Island Playground
(English, PDF 305.17 KB)
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - December 2024
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Lake Cochituate
(English, PDF 334.67 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 308.7 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Moynihan Spray Deck in Hyde Park
(English, PDF 308.7 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 299.18 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Park at Quinsigamond State Park
(English, PDF 299.18 KB)
Monday, August 19, 2024 – Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Open PDF file, 334.3 KB,
DCR Traffic and Recreational Advisory: Soldiers Field Road
(English, PDF 334.3 KB)
Monday, August 19, 2024 – December 2024 (excluding weekends and major events)
Open PDF file, 302.72 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lt. Colonel Edward J. Higgins Swimming Pool and Geisler Memorial Pool in Lawrence
(English, PDF 302.72 KB)
Sunday, July 28, 2024 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 307.34 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Connell Softball Field 2 at Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park
(English, PDF 307.34 KB)
August 5, 2024 – November 15, 2024
Open PDF file, 343.2 KB,
DCR Advises Campers to Protect Themselves Against Ticks
(English, PDF 343.2 KB)
Open PDF file, 310.05 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Veterans Memorial Little League Field 1 (Carmine V. Santoro Memorial Diamond) at Veterans Memorial Park in Medford
(English, PDF 310.05 KB)
Monday, July 8, 2024 – Friday, November 15, 2024
Open PDF file, 303.27 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Nahant Beach Reservation Access Points 6, 13, 14, and 15
(English, PDF 303.27 KB)
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 311.02 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Walden Pond State Reservation
(English, PDF 311.02 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 359.55 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency-Managed Spray Decks
(English, PDF 359.55 KB)
Beginning Wednesday, May 22, 2024 and continuing for the duration of the summer season
Open PDF file, 319.02 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: The Charles River Greenway in Waltham
(English, PDF 319.02 KB)
Monday, April 29, 2024 – October 2024
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, 315.96 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Trail Safety
(English, PDF 315.96 KB)
DCR Managed Parks, Reservations and Forests
Open PDF file, 325.66 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Cold Water Temperatures
(English, PDF 325.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 187.88 KB,
Boat Fishing Advisory: Pottapaug and O’Loughlin Ponds in Quabbin Reservation
(English, PDF 187.88 KB)
The 2024 Quabbin Fishing Season: April 20, 2024 – October 19, 2024
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
Open PDF file, 170.73 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Open Water Swimming at Walden Pond
(English, PDF 170.73 KB)
DCR Parking Advisories
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