Construction Update: Tobin Curves Project Construction: Looking Ahead Through May 30 – Revere Journal

Route 1 Traffic Impacts

Route 1 Northbound : Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the left lane. Two of three travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.10 p.m.)

Route 1 Southbound : Approaching theChelseaCurves from the North Shore, the work zone begins in the left lane before the Carter Street off-ramp. Two of three travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.10 p.m.).

Lane Reductions :the reductions of Route 1 to a single lane in each direction scheduled for the weekend of 5/29 6/1 are no longer needed as the work associated with them has already been accomplished through the prior spring reductions. The second phase of lane reductions will take place during mid-summer 2020 at the earliest. Additional information will be made available when these reductions are rescheduled.

Carter Street Ramp Weekend Closures

The Carter Street off-rampwill be temporarily closed for the weekend of 5/29 to 6/1. Work will begin at 10p.m. on Friday and end on Monday at 5 a.m.

Traffic will be detoured tothe Route 16 West exit towards Everett to take Revere Beach Parkway to EverettAvenue.

Bennett Memorial Parking Lot (Chestnut Street) Closures

The Grant Bennett MemorialParking Lot closed on 5/18 at 10:00 a.m. through 5/23 at 5 a.m. This closurewill allow work to continue to be done on the Tobin Bridge/ChelseaCurvesrehabilitation.

Displaced vehicles may beparked at La Escuela Williams School (John A. Browne Middle School) parkinglot.

Silver Line

Alternating Single Lane Bus Traffic

The Silverline busway willcontinue to have single lane bus traffic where the Line passes through theSilverline Gateway underneath theChelseaViaduct. This single lanebus traffic will help to facilitate safe bridge construction.

Silverline service will bemaintained without interruption or delay using alternating direction bustraffic. The alternation of direction will be controlled by MBTA policeand flaggers.

The single, alternatinglane condition is projected to be in place through Friday, 6/12.

Local Street Closures

Arlington Street : Arlington Street under Route 1 will be closed on 5/26 (9 p.m. 5 a.m.). Signed detours and police details will guide drivers around the work zone via Spruce Street and Everett Ave.

Orange Street: Orange Street under Route 1 will be closed on 5/29 at 9 p.m. 6/1 at 5 a.m.

5th Street : 5thStreet under Route 1 will be closed during the daytime (7:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.)

Work Hours

Most work will occur duringdaytime working hours (7:00 a.m.3:30 p.m.) on weekdays. Some work will takeplace on a 2ndshift (2 p.m.1 a.m.) and overnight hours(9 p.m.5 a.m.) and on Saturdays (7 a.m.7 p.m).

Description of Scheduled Work

Route 1 Northbound : Bridge deck and gutter repairs continue in the left lane over the Tobin Bridge.We will continue to remove bridge deck and install new bridge deck through theChelseaCurves.

Route 1 Southbound :Removal of existing bridge deck and installation of new bridge deck will continue through theChelseaCurves.

Underneath Route 1: Crews will replace and paint steel; power wash and paint columns and support beams; excavate, erect steel; place new concrete columns; and deliver steel beams from the new bridge deck.

Travel Tips

The contractors arecoordinating with local event organizers and police to provide awareness andmanage traffic during events. For your awareness, there will be no events atthe TD Garden during this look ahead schedule.

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Construction Update: Tobin Curves Project Construction: Looking Ahead Through May 30 - Revere Journal