I-495, I-93 Interchange Ramp Closures Scheduled Next Week: MassDOT

ANDOVER, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that there will be temporary closures of the Interstate 495/Interstate 93 Interchange ramps in Andover during the overnight hours next week.

According to MassDOT, the alternating closures will be in effect nightly — from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. — from Sunday until March 24. During the closures, detours will be in place, according to MassDOT, though access to one of the ramps always will be maintained.

MassDOT said the overnight work will feature one-at-a-time ramp closures to install light pole pre-cast concrete foundations and electrical conduit on the edge of the ramps.

The work is part of a $4.96 million highway lighting repairs and improvements project at the Interchange of I-93 and I-495 in Andover and Tewksbury.

According to MassDOT, these detours will be in place during the closures:

I-93 northbound, exit 40B ramp going to I-495 southbound:

• Drivers on I-93 northbound will be directed to the I-93 northbound exit 42.
• Drivers will continue on I-93 northbound, take the next exit (exit 42), make a right turn at the end of the ramp and then take immediate left turn to I-93 southbound. Then, they will take the next exit (exit 40B) to I-495 southbound.

I-495 northbound, exit 97B ramp going to I-93 northbound:

• Drivers on I-495 northbound will be directed to the I-495 northbound exit 99A.
• Drivers will continue on I-495 northbound, take the next exit (exit 99A), make a right turn at the end of the ramp and then take immediate left turn to Route 28 northbound. Then, they will take the ramp to I-495 southbound on the left, then take the first exit (exit 97B) to I-93 northbound.

I-93 southbound, exit 40A ramp going to I-495 northbound:

• Drivers on I-93 southbound will be directed to the I-93 southbound exit 39A.
• Drivers will continue on I-93 southbound, take the next exit (exit 39A), make a right turn at the end of the ramp and then take immediate right turn to I-93 northbound. Then, they will take the first exit (exit 40A) to I-495 northbound.

I-495 southbound, exit 97A ramp going to I-93 southbound:

• Drivers on I-495 southbound will be directed to the I-495 southbound exit 94.
• Drivers will continue on I-495 southbound, take the next exit (exit 94), make a left turn at the end of the ramp and then take immediate right turn to I-495 northbound. Then, they will take the first exit (exit 97A) to I-93 southbound.

I-495 northbound, exit 97A ramp going to I-93 southbound:

• Drivers on I-495 northbound will be directed to the I-495 northbound exit 97B.
• Drivers will continue on I-495 northbound, take the next (exit 97B) to I-93 northbound, then take exit 40B to I-495 southbound. Then, they will take exit 97A to I-93 southbound.

According to MassDOT, detour signs will be in place and message boards, traffic control devices and police detail will be used to guide drivers safely through the work zone.

Drivers also are encouraged to seek alternate routes, reduce speed and use caution while approaching and traveling through the works zone.

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