Traffic & Transit
Overnight Closure Coming To Route 90
The ramps connecting Route 90 to Route 95 in the Newton and Weston portion of the highway will be shut down for multiple nights.
NEWTON, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced upcoming overnight closures for ramps connecting Interstate Routes 90 and 95 between Friday, Feb. 7 and Wednesday, Feb. 12.
The ramps from Route 90 eastbound and westbound to Route 95 southbound will be closed from 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on both Feb. 7 and Feb. 8. They will not be closed on the night of Sunday, Feb. 9 and into Monday morning, however the closure will resume nightly From Monday, Feb. 10 through Wednesday, Feb. 12 between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The closure is being enacted to allow for work as part of the more than $300,000,000 Newton/Weston bridge rehabilitation project.
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“Drivers traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution,” MassDOT said in a statement.
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