Tobin Bridge Repairs Means Long-Term Delays For Commuters

CHELSEA, MA — The Tobin Bridge's $41 million multi-year rehabilitation project is expected to start April, and it's bad news for some commuters.

The drivers coming out of Boston on the lower deck along Route 1 North will notice one lane closed at all times from April through the end of the 2018 construction season. Drivers coming on the upper deck along Route 1 South will have it easier: Overnight off-peak lane closures during the same time.

The Everett Avenue on-ramp will also close in late April for about a month. When it reopens, the Beacon Street off-ramp will be closed for about two months. In November, the Fourth Street off-ramp will be closed for about a month.

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A public meeting is scheduled for Match 27 at the Chelsea Senior Center.

This work is to repair a section of the bridge that carries traffic between Charlestown and Chelsea - including steel repairs, concrete deck work, and constructing a new parking lot under the bridge between Williams Street and Third Street.

Work is expected to finish in 2020.

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