Route 16/Woods Memorial Road Work This Weekend

The following is from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation:

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that on Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17, shuttle buses will replace subway service on the Orange Line from Sullivan Square Station to Oak Grove Station, and that the MBTA’s Haverhill Commuter Rail Line will terminate/originate at Malden Center. Shuttle buses will be provided between Oak Grove, Malden Center, Wellington, Assembly and Sullivan Square Stations for an Orange Line connection to North Station.

Regular MBTA service will resume at the start of service on Monday, September 18.

During the rail diversion, Rivers Edge Drive, which travels under Route 16, will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic with Wellington Circle and Santilli Circle as the alternate route to reverse direction.

These impacts are necessary in order to allow demolition activities which are part of the $81.3 million project to replace the bridges carrying Revere Beach Parkway (Route 16) over the Malden River (Woods Memorial Bridge) and over the MBTA/Rivers Edge Drive.

MassDOT encourages drivers to seek alternate routes, if possible, to avoid delays. Drivers that must travel through the affected area should expect delays, 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.