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Traffic Advisories

Open PDF file, 343.49 KB, DCR Traffic Advisory: Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford (English, PDF 343.49 KB)

Sunday, January 26, 2025 - Friday, February 14, 2025

Open PDF file, 360.81 KB, DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynnway (English, PDF 360.81 KB)

Monday, January 20, 2025 - Tuesday, February 21, 2025

Open PDF file, 362.34 KB, DCR Traffic Advisory: Fellsway West in Medford (English, PDF 362.34 KB)

Effective immediately- Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Open PDF file, 362.9 KB, DCR Traffic Advisory: William J. Day Boulevard in Boston (English, PDF 362.9 KB)

Monday, January 6, 2025- Friday, March 7, 2025

Open PDF file, 342.15 KB, DCR Traffic Advisory: Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway (English, PDF 342.15 KB)

Thursday, January 2, 2025 - Friday, February 28, 2025 (excluding weekends)

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

Open PDF file, 342.04 KB, DCR Recreational Advisory: Devine Memorial Skating Rink (English, PDF 342.04 KB)

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - Friday, January 31, 2025 (Tuesday - Friday)

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, 363.97 KB, DCR Recreation Advisory: Salisbury Beach State Reservation (English, PDF 363.97 KB)

Monday, December 16, 2024 – Thursday, January 30, 2025

Open PDF file, 374.93 KB, DCR Recreational Advisory: Appalachian Trail at East Mountain State Forest (English, PDF 374.93 KB)

Effective immediately

Open PDF file, 354.46 KB, UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Boxford State Forest Reopened (English, PDF 354.46 KB)

Effective immediately

Open PDF file, 362.39 KB, UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Temporary Open Flame and Charcoal Fires at Massachusetts State Parks Ban Lifted (English, PDF 362.39 KB)

Effective Immediately

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, 398.68 KB, DCR Recreational Advisory: Boston Agency-Managed Ice Rinks Open for the Season on Black Friday (English, PDF 398.68 KB)

Friday, November 29, 2024 – Sunday, April 13, 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, 302 KB, DCR Recreational Advisory: McMorrow Softball Fields 1 & 2 at Victory Road Park in Dorchester (English, PDF 302 KB)

October 7, 2024 – April 11, 2025

Open PDF file, 297.46 KB, DCR Recreational Advisory: Waterfront Safety (English, PDF 297.46 KB)

Open PDF file, 343.2 KB, DCR Advises Campers to Protect Themselves Against Ticks (English, PDF 343.2 KB)

Open PDF file, 373.44 KB, DCR Recreational Advisory: Ticks (English, PDF 373.44 KB)

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

Open PDF file, 350.9 KB, DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways Begins April 1 (English, PDF 350.9 KB)

On designated sweeping days, parking is prohibited at various times along marked DCR streets and parkways.

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