Framingham Road Closing For Emergency Rail Repairs This Week

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Emergency rail repairs will close California Avenue beginning this week, city officials said.

Framingham officials said they were notified by CSX that the track repairs and paving at the rail crossing should take three days to finish. The closure will begin at 7 a.m. Thursday and should be done by Saturday.

California Avenue will be closed to through traffic during the work period with a detour to be established on New York Avenue.

Access to Wendy’s and Launch Entertainment on California Avenue will remain open, officials said. Signage will clearly state “California Ave Open to Wendy’s and Launch ONLY” to avoid confusion and prevent large vehicle turnaround issues, they added.

All other traffic, including trucks and deliveries for California Avenue businesses beyond the tracks, including but not limited to Bose, Sanofi/Genzyme, Poland Springs and FedEx will be required to follow detour signage.

Electronic message boards and directional signage were positioned on Route 9 over the weekend to provide earlier notice of the detour.

Framingham and Southborough Police Departments will deploy detail officers throughout the closure. The detour will extend into Southborough.

Framingham police will staff six officers during peak hours, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and maintain an overnight presence with two officers, officials said.

A map of the detour can be found here: