How Elections Will Impact Traffic In Barnstable Tuesday

News release from Town of Barnstable.

BARNSTABLE, MA — On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in observance of Massachusetts Municipal Elections, road construction will be limited to mitigate traffic impacts. As a result, traffic on Route 28 will be maintained in both directions and detours will be removed for the duration of the day.

Additionally, voters from Precinct 8, Precinct 9, and Precinct 13, utilizing the Hyannis Youth and Community Center (HYCC), are advised to access this polling location via Stevens Street during the hours of 2:00 PM through 4:00 PM to avoid traffic queueing within the rotary. Figure 1 below, depicts the preferred travel route to HYCC for afternoon voting.

As always, please slow down and use extreme caution when traveling through road construction areas, in addition to following posted safety signs and onsite traffic control. To review real-time traffic advisories, please visit Barnstable’s Waze Live Map at: https://www.waze.com/live-map