Overnight Closures, Detours To Start On Reading's Main Street

READING, MA — MassDOT will conduct overnight pavement marking operations on Main Street in Reading, starting at the railroad tracks near the intersection of Ash and Bolton Streets and finishing at the Reading-Stoneham town line.

Work begins Tuesday night and runs through Friday morning. A minimum of one travel lane in each direction will be maintained from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The overnight pavement marking operations will require detours as follows:

Route 28 southbound traffic detour:

• Ash Street to Brook Street to Summer Avenue to Main Street.
• Summer Avenue to Brook Street to Parker Road to Prospect Street to Main Street.

Route 28 northbound traffic detour:

• Prospect Street (Stoneham) to Parker Road to Ash Street to Main Street
• Summer Avenue to Brook Street to Ash Street to Main Street.
• Summer Avenue to Prescott Street to Lincoln Street to Washington Street to Main Street.

Ramp closures from Route 128/95 southbound and northbound to Route 28 exit 56:

• Southbound detour- Route 128 to exit 55A (Interstate 93 southbound) to exit 28A (Route 128 northbound) to exit 56 (Route 28)

• Northbound detour - Route 128 northbound to exit 57 (North Avenue) to Route 128 southbound ramp to exit 56 (Route 28)

Drivers who are traveling through the area should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change.