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Canton's Dedham Street To Experience Overnight Road Closure

This will occur overnight beginning Tuesday night and ending on Friday.

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Road Construction (Scott Anderson/Patch)

CANTON, MA - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that a section of Dedham Street near the bridge over Interstate 95 will be closed nightly to all vehicular traffic. This closure will begin at 9 p.m. and continue through 5 a.m. the following morning on Tuesday, November 9, Wednesday, November 10 and Friday, November 12. The closure is necessary to allow crews to safely and effectively reconstruct a portion of the I-95 bridge.

A detour route will be in place for travelers during these times.

Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and advanced message boards will be in place to guide drivers along the detour route.

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Drivers who are traveling through the impacted areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and may be impacted due to an emergency.

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For more information on traffic conditions, travelers are encouraged to:

  • Dial 511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions.
  • Visit www.mass511.com, a website that provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information, 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.

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