Traffic & Transit

Part Of Shawsheen Road To Close Starting Monday

Traffic will be detoured through West Middle School while crews work to build a new sidewalk.

Parents dropping children off for classes and summer programs at West Middle School will have to take the Andover High School driveway detour reach the half-circle drop-off.
Parents dropping children off for classes and summer programs at West Middle School will have to take the Andover High School driveway detour reach the half-circle drop-off. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

ANDOVER, MA — The eastbound lane of Shawsheen Road will be closed starting Monday, June 20, while crews work to build a new sidewalk along the street.

A detour sending traffic through the grounds of West Middle School will be in place on and off throughout the summer until about September 1, according to the Town of Andover.

Parents dropping children off for classes and summer programs at West Middle School will have to take the Andover High School driveway detour reach the half-circle drop-off.

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For more information, including detailed detour directions, you can view the Town's official announcement on their website.

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