Upcoming Framingham Road Construction

FRAMINGHAM, MA—Perhaps it's an inconvenience, but your roadways sure ride and look a lot nicer once it's done.

Here's a Framingham construction traffic alert for the week of May 13-19.

Annual Roads Program: Expect significant delays as crews perform casting adjustments to a number of roadways in the Lower Ridgefield Neighborhood. Roads included in this neighborhood include: Woodside Cottage Way, Gil Leonard Way, Wyndstone Way, Childs Circle, Michaud Drive, Highgate Road, Crestwood Drive, Burton Road, Sunset Drive, Dana Road, Ridgefield Drive, Leonard Road, Lohnes Road, Donna Road, Blackthorne Road, Bantry Road, Tara Road, Poskus Road, Rosslare Road, Pitt Road, Cavanaugh Road, Hasting Street, Magnolia Street, Murray Road, Highland Court, Fairbanks Road and Fairbanks Way.

Fenwick Street: Expect significant delays as crews are performing roadway improvements. A detour is in effect. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fountain Street/Dudley Road: One lane alternating traffic pattern will be in place Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. as crews make utility improvements.

Indian Head Heights: Expect moderate delays as crews continue to make utility improvements between the hours of7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Police detail officers will be on site as needed.

Irving Street/Leland Street: Expect moderate delays as crews perform roadway improvements between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Lockland Avenue: One lane alternating traffic plan will be in place as Eversource replaces gas main and services from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Picard Terrace/Marian Road: Picard Terrace will be open to residents only as crews make utility improvements between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Little Farms Road: Expect minor delays as utility work is performed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Salem End Road: Expect moderate delays as crews apply pavement markings overnight.

Union Avenue: Northbound travel (heading toward Route 9) will be permitted through the work zone; southbound traffic will be detoured down Franklin Street and onto Melrose Street to reconnect with Union Avenue. Over-sized vehicles approaching from Mt. Wayte will also be detoured down Franklin Street and ontoMelrose Street to access Union Avenue. Two-way local traffic traveling between Main Street and the Christopher T. Garrahan Memorial Bridge crossing the Sudbury River will be maintained.Crews will be applying pavement markings overnight Monday into Tuesday morning.

The city requests that motorists do not cut through residential side streets or parking lots to circumvent the detour; that type of activity can create traffic issues and unsafe situations for pedestrians.

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