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Road closures for the week of May 17

E-mail|Link|Comments () May 16, 2009 01:16 PM

Road closures and other transportation advisories for the week of May 17:

Memorial Day traffic advisory

State transportation officials are urging motorists to plan their travel to avoid peak traffic volumes during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

Historically, the heaviest Memorial Day holiday traffic on Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) occurs on Thursday, Friday and Monday from about 1 to 7 p.m., especially at the Interstate 84 interchange, Exit 9, in Sturbridge. Traffic at Exit 9 has averaged 35,000 vehicles on the Friday before Memorial Day.

Traffic will also be heavy at Exit 11A (Interstate 495), which handles cars headed south to Cape Cod and north to New Hampshire and Maine. A Red Sox homestand will draw extra traffic on the turnpike's Boston Extension, and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival will bring extra volume at Exit 2 in Lee.

Road closures

Two to three lanes of Interstate 93 south will be closed approaching and through downtown Monday through Thursday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The Storrow Drive onramp to I-93 south will be closed Thursday and Friday from 1 to 5 a.m.

The Haymarket onramp to I-93 south and the Callahan Tunnel will be closed Monday and Tuesday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-93 south Exit 23, to Purchase Street, will be closed Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Two to three lanes of I-93 north through downtown and Charlestown will be closed Monday through Thursday from 10:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. Thursday) to 5 a.m.

The underpass from Storrow Drive eastbound to I-93 north and the Tobin Bridge will be closed Monday through Thursday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

One lane of I-90 (the Mass. Pike) east in the Ted Williams Tunnel will be closed Sunday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The Copley onramp at St. James Avenue to I-90 west will be closed Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The onramp from Congress Street to I-93 in South Boston and I-90 west Exit 24, to I-93, will be closed Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

One lane of I-90 west in the Ted Williams Tunnel will be closed Monday and Tuesday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp from I-90 west to South Station will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday from 12:30 to 5 a.m.

For the next several months, maintenance crews will be doing repair work on sections of I-90 east and west from the I-90/I-93 interchange in Boston to the New York State line from 7 a.m. or 9 a.m., depending on the location, to 3 p.m. weekdays.

Lanes will be closed on I-90 east and west near the Prudential Tunnel to Exit 24 Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday through Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Lanes on I-90 east near the Ted Williams Tunnel will be closed Monday through Thursday and on I-90 west on Tuesday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The ramp from Harborside Drive to I-90 west/Ted Williams Tunnel will be closed Monday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Cash customers may notice the Mass. Pike toll rate to or from Interchange 15 near 128 may be lower than the amount printed on their tickets. The correct amount will be calculated upon exiting the toll.