UPDATE: Beverly's Cabot Street Detours Delayed One Week

BEVERLY, MA — Overnight detours on Cabot Street at the Rantoul Street intersection have been postponed until next week.

The state Department of Transportation said on Tuesday that the work — originally scheduled for this Wednesday night — will instead take place over two nights next week.

The work will begin on Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. and will continue through 5 a.m. the next morning. Work will resume at 8 p.m. on Aug. 25 and finish by 5 a.m. that Friday morning.

Lane closures and detours will be implemented during this construction operation.

The work is part of the $6.3 million Cabot Street intersection improvement project.

Northbound traffic traveling from the bridge will not be allowed to turn onto Water Street or Cabot Street, drivers will be detoured further up Rantoul Street and then onto Edwards Street to get back onto Cabot Street and then Stone Street if needed.

Northbound traffic traveling from the bridge will be reduced to one lane.

Goat Hill Lane will also be temporarily closed through the night and traffic will be detoured onto Summit Avenue/Cox Court.

Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed and use caution.

The Mass DOT said all scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)