Overnight Pavement Marking Operations On Route 28 (Main Street) In Town Of Reading

Reading MA

13 October, 2021

7:30 PM

Description

Press release from the Town of Reading: October 12, 2021 MassDOT Advisory: Reading Temporary ramp closures and detours will be in place READING – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be conducting overnight pavement marking operations on Route 28 (Main Street) starting at the railroad tracks just before the Intersection of Ash Street and Bolton Street and finishing at the Reading/Stoneham town line. The work will take place nightly starting each night at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, through Friday morning at 5:00 a.m., October 15. A minimum of one travel lane in each direction will be maintained at all times. The temporary lane closures and occasional detours are necessary to allow the contractor to safely and effectively install roadway pavement markings. The overnight pavement marking operations will require detours as follows: Southbound traffic detours: Ash Street to Brook Street to Summer Avenue to Main Street.Summer Avenue to Brook Street to Parker Road to Prospect Street to Main Street. Northbound traffic detours: Prospect Street (Stoneham) to Parker Road to Ash Street to Main Street. Summer Avenue to Brook Street to Ash Street to Main Street.Summer Avenue to Prescott Street to Lincoln Street to Washington Street to Main Street. Route 128 and Route 28 ramp closures 128 southbound to Route 28 exit 56 ramp - Route 128 to exit 55A (Route 93 southbound) to exit 28A (Route 128 northbound) to exit 56 (Route 28). 128 northbound to Route 28 exit 56 ramp - Route 128 northbound to exit 57 (North Avenue) to 128 southbound ramp to exit 56 (Route 28). Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area. Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution. All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. For more information on traffic conditions, travelers are also encouraged to: Dial 511 and select a route to hear real–time conditions.Visit www.mass511.com, a website which provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information and allows users to subscribe to text and email alerts for traffic conditions.Follow MassDOT on Twitter @MassDOT to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions.Download MassDOT's GoTime mobile app and view real-time traffic conditions before setting out on the road. This press release was produced by the Town of Reading. The views expressed here are the author's own.