Washington Street to be Closed from 9 a.m. to Approximately 4:30 p.m. Beacon Street Will Remain Open

Weather permitting, on Saturday, June 30, between 7:30 a.m.* and approximately 4:30 p.m., Washington St. near the intersection of Beacon St. will be closed to vehicle and bicycle traffic as contractors pave the intersection. Beacon St. will remain open at all times, however traffic on Washington St. will be detoured during work hours as follows:

–          Southbound (from Union Sq. toward Cambridge): Right on Dane St., left on Somerville Ave., left on Park St. to Beacon St.

–          Northbound on Kirkland St. (from Cambridge): Left on Holden St. (in Cambridge), right on Scott St. to Beacon St.

If possible, please seek alternate routes on Saturday.

This work is part of the ongoing Beacon Street Reconstruction Project, scheduled to be completed in Fall 2018. The pavement laid over this weekend will be an interim layer following excavation work in the intersection; final paving will be done in the fall at the end of the project.

If you have any questions or concerns, email construction@somervillema.gov, or call 311 (617-666-3311).

*Please note that typical construction hours on Saturday begin at 9 a.m., however the contractor has been granted special permission by the DPW Commissioner to begin the work at 7:30 a.m. in order to complete it as soon as possible before temperatures begin to rise.