Route 85 Closing In Milford For State Police Investigation

MILFORD, MA — A portion of Route 85 in Milford will close Tuesday morning to allow state police to reconstruct the scene of a crash.

MassDOT announced the Nov. 8 closure on Monday afternoon. The closure will include the portion of Route 85 southbound approaching the I-495 exit 50 ramps. At the same time, only one northbound Route 85 lane will be open.

The closures will last from around 9 a.m to 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to MassDOT.

"The traffic impacts are needed to support Massachusetts State Police crash reconstruction operations and will include a full closure of Route 85 southbound in the vicinity of the I-495 exit 50 interchange," the agency said Monday afternoon.

A detour will be in place directing southbound Route 85 traffic onto I-495 and north to exit 54A in Hopkinton, where drivers can then take southbound I-495 back to Route 85 in Milford. Drivers attempting to reach Route 85 southbound from I-495 should instead get off at exit 48 at Route 109.

There will be signs in place directing drivers toward detour routes.