Rte. 2, Crosby's Corner Construction Schedule

From the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Boston MA – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation released the following two-week look ahead schedule for the Route 2/Crosby’s Corner Reconstruction project:

Construction period: October 17, 2016, to October 29, 2016.

Daily Lane Closures Eastbound and Westbound will be deployed in work zones along Route 2.

Typical Hours for Lane Closures – Eastbound: 9:30 a.m. (as traffic allows) – 5:30 a.m.; Westbound:6:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

All scheduled work could be extended or delayed due to inclement weather.

Night Work:

Route 2, Ramps and Crosby’s Corner:

· Night work tentatively scheduled for Sunday night October 16, through Thursday nightOctober 20. Work hours will occur between the hours of 8:00 p.m., and 5:00 a.m. This work will consist of grinding recessed areas in the new pavement and then applying thermoplastic pavement markings in these recessed areas.

Day Work:

Service Roads:

· Continue construction of the end of Old Cambridge Turnpike.

· Place topsoil, seed and landscape plantings at the end of Old Cambridge Turnpike.

· Install remaining Wood Board Fence at the end Old Cambridge Turnpike.

· Install Emergency Automated Gates at Horses Crossing and Red Maple Lane.

· Plant new trees and bushes.

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