Newton-Needham Bridge To Close Tonight For Electrical Work

NEWTON, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will close the Highland Avenue Bridge in Newton and Needham from Tuesday night through Wednesday morning for electrical work.

The bridge will be closed from 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 through 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20. The closure will require a full vehicular detour and the sidewalk on the north side of the bridge will be closed to pedestrians.

The work is part of the Needham Newton Corridor Project, which requires Verizon to relocate an existing duct bank on the bridge over the Charles River.

Vehicles traveling from Highland Avenue in Needham toward Newton should use the following detour:

• Turn right onto Second Avenue.
• Turn right onto Fourth Avenue.
• Turn left onto Kendrick Street which becomes Nahanton Street.
• Turn left on Winchester Street and continue straight to Dedham Street.

Vehicles traveling from Needham Street in Newton toward Needham should use the following detour:

• Turn right onto Oak Street.
• Turn left onto Chestnut Street.
• Turn left onto Elliott Street which becomes Central Avenue.
• Turn left onto Gould Street to Highland Avenue.

For more information on the project and to sign up for advisories and notices, visit https://www.mass.gov/needham-newton-corridor-project. For questions or to report issues related to construction, contact the project team at needhamnewtoncorridor@state.ma.us.

To stay up to date on traffic conditions, travelers are also encouraged to:

• Dial 511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions.
• Visit www.mass511.com, a website which 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.