Bridge Work Changes MBTA Service On Haverhill Line

From MassDOT: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that on Saturday, October 27, and on Sunday, October 28, customers on the MBTA’s Haverhill Commuter Rail Line will be provided service on bus shuttles between Ballardvale and Haverhill Stations, with buses serving all stations with arrival and departure times on or very close to the train schedule. Shuttle buses will stop at the stations as follows:

· Andover: At the pickup/drop-off on Railroad Street at the Essex Street end of the platform

· Lawrence: In the busway

· Bradford: In the parking lot on the inbound side

· Haverhill: in the parking lot on the inbound side

In addition, on October 27 and on October 28, Amtrak Downeaster service will be bused between Haverhill and Boston and will not be serving Anderson/Woburn station. Regular service will resume at the start of service on Monday, October 29.

During the affected weekend period, the contractor will be working from 10:00 p.m., Friday, October 26, to 5:00 a.m., Monday, October 29. One-way alternating motor vehicle traffic on North Main Street, Route 28, will be established with law enforcement officers directing traffic through the work zone. If necessary, local traffic will be detoured overnight from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. These detours are necessary in order to allow demolition activities to occur which are part of the $7 million project to replace the bridge carrying North Main Street (Route 28) over the MBTA and PanAm Railroads.

MassDOT encourages drivers to seek alternate routes, if possible, to avoid delays. Drivers that must travel through the affected area should reduce speed and use caution while traveling through the work zone.

Customers are encouraged to subscribe to T-Alerts, download the mTicket app, and follow @MBTA and @MBTA_CR on Twitter for updates.

For more information on traffic conditions travelers are encouraged to:

• Dial 511 before heading out onto the roadways and select a route to hear real-time conditions.
• Visit www.mass511.com, a website which provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information, access to traffic cameras, 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.

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