Road Construction Projects Hampers Commute for Weeks

Starting this morning and lasting for the next several weeks, Belmont commuters and residents will be required to maneuver around two major road construction projects.

• Work on upper Concord Avenue – a main route from Belmont Center to points west including Lexington – from Pleasant to Mill streets will begin today as the town lays storm drains and reconstruct the road.

Concord Avenue will be closed to through traffic during construction hours starting at 8 a.m. and end around 5 p.m., depending on the crew working that day.

Police details will be positioned at Pleasant and Mill streets making sure only those with business on the street are allowed to pass.  

All others will be directed to follow the detour route of Mill Street, Trapelo Road, Pleasant Street.  

• Across town, the multi-year water main construction continues, this week focusing  on Trapelo Road from Waverley Square to Oakley Road.

Traffic delays are expected during construction, so drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes around the project area when construction is in progress.

The road will be open to regular traffic conditions once construction has finished for the day.

Work will take place during the week between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Some of the work may have to be done at night, depending on how construction would impact traffic and water use during the day.