Major Traffic Delays Expected On Mass Pike

NEWTON, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is warning drivers to expect “major” impacts to travel this weekend in the Boston and Worcester areas due to the Newton/Weston bridge replacement and rehabilitation interchange project.

On Friday, May 30, at 9 p.m., the first of two weekends scheduled for temporary lane closures was slated to begin.

The closures will be on exits 123 and 125 in Weston and Newton, which covers a two-mile stretch from the Ridgeway Road bridge in Weston to the Commonwealth Avenue overpass in Newton.

The lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2.

The second closure weekend is slated to begin on Friday, June 20.

According to the state, the bridge project includes work on a total of eight bridges located at the I-90/I-95 interchange on Newton and Weston. Of the eight, five are slated to be completely replaced, two will have their superstructures changed, and one is only in need of rehabilitation. This specific closure is being carried out to replace the I-90 bridge that goes over the MBTA's commuter rail.