Detour Planned Ahead of Keolis Commuter Rail Work In Wakefield

WAKEFIELD, MA — Crews from Commuter Rail operator Keolis will be in Wakefield over the weekend for work around Chestnut Street in town, the Wakefield Police announced on Wednesday.

The work will prompt detours and delays in the Chestnut Street area near downtown Wakefield.

Keolis operates and maintains the Commuter Rail on behalf of the MBTA. Its personnel will be working in Wakefield between 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, as noted in the Wakefield Police Department’s announcement. Crews will detour traffic off Chestnut Street and onto nearby Albion Street and Prospect Street as work moves forward.

Set for this weekend, this is the latest batch of local work near roads in Wakefield for Keolis. The provider was previously in town in early August, prompting a detour with track work at Wakefield’s Greenwood Street train crossing.

A Keolis spokesperson discussed the work at the time, saying it “further improves reliability and predictability” for Wakefield riders.