Traffic & Transit
Prepare For Lengthy Afternoon Delays On Tobin Bridge
Heavy delays are to be expected as one northbound lane on Route 1 on the Tobin Bridge will be closed some weeknights through the summer.
BOSTON — The evening commute for some people who take the Tobin Bridge out of the city is about to get a bit longer.
Drivers who take Route 1 northbound should expect delays starting Wednesday night while crews start structural work on the bridge.
Mondays through Thursdays, one lane will be closed on the lower deck of the Tobin Bridge from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m., leaving two lanes open for traffic during the work, MassDOT said Wednesday.
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MassDOT says this rehabilitation work is necessary to ensure the structure and safety of the bridge.
The two-mile-long bridge connects Boston to Chelsea and serves as one of the more popular travel routes in and out of the city.
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