Drainage Project Will Significantly Affect Swampscott Traffic

A major drainage project on Route 1A (Paradise Road) in Swampscott will significantly alter traffi patterns beginning next week and continuing until November.

Swampscott police outlined the following plan:

• Southbound (Lynn-bound) traffic will be diverted up Franklin Avenue, left on Stetson Avenue and right on Norfolk Avenue before continuing back to Route 1A.
• Northbound traffic will continue to utilize Route 1A toward Salem.

The project and detour are expected to begin Monday, Aug. 24 and remain in place until mid-November, according to an announcement from police.

In advance of the project, message boards and signage will be placed at several locations to alert motorists to the project and advising them to seek alternate routes. Detour signes will be in place throughout the project to direct motorists.