Traffic & Transit
Peabody Temporary Route 128 Closure Set For 2 Nights This Week
Lanes in both directions will be taken for roadwork starting at 8 p.m. with a full closure overnight on Wednesday and Thursday.
PEABODY, MA — There will be lane restrictions throughout the night and a temporary full highway closure overnight of Route 128 in both directions in the Peabody stretch between exits 39 and 40A in Peabody on Wednesday and Thursday.
The state Department of Transportation said the lane closures are scheduled to occur beginning at 8 p.m. each night and conclude at 5 a.m. the next morning. There will also be a temporary closure of all highway lanes for up to 20 minutes between midnight and 4 a.m.
The temporary lane closures are necessary to allow the contractor to install a variable-message sign structure.
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Signs, traffic control devices, detours and law enforcement details will be used to guide drivers through or around the work zones.
MassDOT encourages drivers to reduce speed and use caution while approaching and traveling through or around the work zones and to allow for extra time through this area.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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