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When to Expect the Heaviest Traffic This Memorial Day Weekend
From MBTA service, to the latest on the Cape bridges, what you need to know as you head out this holiday weekend.
Planning on getting away this Memorial Day Weekend? The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is telling travelers to plan ahead as they head out to mark the unofficial start of summer.
The heaviest traffic throughout the state is expected Thursday, Friday, and Monday afternoons and early evenings. MassDOT officials are encouraging drivers to make travel plans accordingly and if possible avoid peak traffic volumes between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on those days.
Traffic is especially heavy at the I-84 interchange at Exit 9 in Sturbridge on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and at Exit 11A, I-495, which handles cars headed south to Cape Cod and north to New Hampshire and Maine.
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Travelers to the Cape this year have access to real time roadside traffic information through the newly launched GO Time system. To plan ahead, traffic information is available for download using the free RideWise Smartphone App that provides live traffic conditions.
All travel lanes on the Sagamore Bridge are now open until after Labor Day according to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers.
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Construction work on all major roadways will be suspended from noon on Friday, May 23 through the start of business on Tuesday, May 27.
MassDOT’s live Traffic Cameras web page is a great place to check before you travel to see current traffic.
Free coffee will be served at the 18 MassDOT service plazas from 10 p,m on Monday night through 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
CapeFLYER weekend rail service to Cape Cod and the Islands resumes Friday, May 23 through Labor Day. Visit www.capeflyer.com for complete schedules and ticket information.
The MBTA will operate buses and subways on a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day.
All RMV offices will be closed Monday May 26 in observance of the holiday.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.