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Traffic Advisories
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Beacon St and Charlesgate West
(English, PDF 161.85 KB)
Friday, June 9, 2023
Open PDF file, 162.02 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Storrow Drive
(English, PDF 162.02 KB)
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Open PDF file, 163.03 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
(English, PDF 163.03 KB)
Friday, June 9, 2023 – Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Open PDF file, 169.9 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Morrissey Boulevard and Freeport Street
(English, PDF 169.9 KB)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 – Friday, July 14, 2023
Open PDF file, 251.7 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 251.7 KB)
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Sunday, November 12, 2023
Open PDF file, 186.29 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway
(English, PDF 186.29 KB)
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – Saturday, December 30, 2023
Open PDF file, 183.91 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: The Fellsway
(English, PDF 183.91 KB)
Monday, March 13, 2023 – Friday, June 30, 2023
Open PDF file, 231.43 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynnway in Lynn
(English, PDF 231.43 KB)
Effective immediately and until further notice
Recreational Advisories
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Eliot Tower
(English, PDF 162.7 KB)
Friday, June 9, 2023 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 164.13 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Bash Bish Falls Parking Lot Closure
(English, PDF 164.13 KB)
Saturday, June 10, 2023 – Friday, June 30, 2023
Open PDF file, 162.86 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
(English, PDF 162.86 KB)
Monday, May 22, 2023 – Friday, June 23, 2023
Open PDF file, 165.79 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Demolition of Salisbury Beach Access Point 8 Beginning Saturday
(English, PDF 165.79 KB)
Saturday, May 20, 2023 – until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Castle Island
(English, PDF 167.28 KB)
Monday, May 22, 2023 – Friday, June 23, 2023
Open PDF file, 162.44 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Day Use Parking Fees
(English, PDF 162.44 KB)
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Open PDF file, 131.62 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Magazine Beach
(English, PDF 131.62 KB)
Effective immediately – Saturday, June 17, 2023
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, 130.52 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Plum Island Reservation Reopening
(English, PDF 130.52 KB)
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 162.1 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: North Bank Pedestrian Bridge
(English, PDF 162.1 KB)
Monday, May 1, 2023 – Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Open PDF file, 179.69 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Sullivan Park
(English, PDF 179.69 KB)
Effective immediately – August 2024
Open PDF file, 208.39 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mission Hill Playground and Spray Deck
(English, PDF 208.39 KB)
Saturday, April 1, 2023 – Summer 2023
Open PDF file, 180.99 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
(English, PDF 180.99 KB)
Monday, March 20, 2023 – Friday, June 30, 2023
Open PDF file, 213.1 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail-Norwottuck Branch Rail Trail
(English, PDF 213.1 KB)
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – Fall 2023
Open PDF file, 201.47 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Trail Safety
(English, PDF 201.47 KB)
DCR Managed Parks, Reservations and Forests
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Stony Brook Playground and Spray Deck
(English, PDF 205.39 KB)
Monday, January 9, 2023 – Summer 2023
Open PDF file, 226.05 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation
(English, PDF 226.05 KB)
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 245.5 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont
(English, PDF 245.5 KB)
Monday, August 22, 2022 - until further notice
Open PDF file, 243.47 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Erving State Forest in the Town of Erving
(English, PDF 243.47 KB)
Until further notice
Open PDF file, 241.69 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Lake Cochituate
(English, PDF 241.69 KB)
Until further notice
Open PDF file, 191 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Quabbin Reservoir in Petersham
(English, PDF 191 KB)
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 172.08 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: River Boardwalk in Somerville
(English, PDF 172.08 KB)
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 258.85 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Natural Bridge State Park in North Adams
(English, PDF 258.85 KB)
Effective immediately 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
Open PDF file, 209.17 KB,
DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways
(English, PDF 209.17 KB)
Monday, April 3, 2023 – Thursday, November 30, 2023
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