Traffic & Transit

Overnight Roadwork Will Close Route 28 In Andover, Lawrence

The closure will allow crews to conduct milling work near the I-495 interchange.

ANDOVER, MA -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will close a portion of Route 28 in Andover and Lawrence at 6:30 pm Friday. The roadway is expected to remain closed until about 8 am on Saturday as crews conduct bridge milling and paving operations. Work will occur on Route 28 between South Broadway and Essex Drive in Lawrence, and on Route 28 over the I-495 on-ramp in Andover.

Traffic will be detoured onto side streets in the area. Signs, traffic control devices and law enforcement details will be used to guide drivers through the work zone, MassDOT said.

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