From 9PM Friday, May 30 to 5AM Monday, June 2, the Mass Pike (I-90) will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Exit 123 (I-95 / Rte 128) and Exit 125 (Newton Corner) to facilitate a key part of MassDOT’s major construction project to replace eight Mass Pike bridges near the…
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The triangular parking lot in Newton Centre — the Langley Lot — will be closed Tuesday, May 20 through Thursday, May 22 — for repaving. This work closure was originally scheduled for May 16-18, but that coincided with the Boston College commencement, one of the busiest days of the year…
MassDOT has announced that the Auburn Street bridge over the Mass. Pike (I-90) in Auburndale will be closed to motor vehicles from 9AM on Friday, May 16 to as late as 5AM on Monday, May 19. The closure, between Central and Lexington Streets, is needed for the replacement of bridge…
MassDOT’s major construction project to replace Mass Pike bridges over the MBTA Commuter Rail near the I-90 / I-95 interchange will cause significant traffic disruption on two upcoming weekends, with a one-night test of the diversion on Friday, May 2. During the times noted below, Mass Pike (I-90) traffic will…
On Monday April 21 — Patriots Day — key north-south traffic routes across Newton will be closed across the five miles of the Boston Marathon course that run through the city. The road closures will be in place from Lower Falls along Washington Street/Route 16 and then turning onto Commonwealth…
The Traffic Council approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): Each decision can be appealed until April 2, 2025. Voting Members Present: Captain Devine, (Police), Mitchell Fischman (resident), David Koses(DPW) and Adrian Ayala (DPW)Absent: Councilor DownsAlso Present: Councilor LucasCity Staff: Jini Fairley (ADA Coordinator)
The Traffic Council approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video): The committee voted no action necessary for the following: The committee voted to hold the following: Voting Members Present: Captain Devine, (Police), Councilor Downs, David Koses (DPW)Adrian Ayala (DPW), Margot Spiller, Alternate Resident Traffic Council MemberAlso…
On February 11, BikeNewton sent four members of its steering committee – John Pelletier, Jane Hanser, Nathan Phillips, and Doug Cornelius – to the State House for MassBike’s second Lobby Day, when cycling advocates meet with their legislators. MassBike Lobby Day has four goals: First up was a joint session with…
On Wednesday, February 5, the Newton Corner Long Term Planning Study Working Group (NCLT) met online. The NCLT is tasked with creating a report with up to six alternative conceptual plans to improve the Newton Corner I-90 Interchange. The meeting discussed sixteen (transportation-related) components that can be ‘layered upon each…
When Newton resident David Hedison moved from Boston to a house near the intersection of Waverley Avenue and Franklin Street, he started to notice that the area had an abnormally high rate of accidents. Hedison moved during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with Newton residents isolating at home, the volume of…