Additional Road Work Set On Reading's Main Street

READING, MA — MassDOT will conduct additional road work on Main Street from Salem Street to the Reading-North Reading town line from Tuesday, July 6 to Friday, July 9 and again from Sunday, July 11 through Friday, July 16.

Work involves pavement marking and will take place from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. A minimum of one travel lane in each direction will be maintained at all times.

The pavement marking operations will require detours as follows:

Northbound Traffic:

• Detour #1: Right on Salem Street, left on Pearl Street, left on Franklin Street to Main Street.
• Detour #2: Right on Franklin Street, left on Haverhill Street, left on Chestnut Street, left on Park Street to Main Street.

Southbound Traffic:

• Detour #1: Left on Park Street, right on Chestnut Street, right on Haverhill Street, right on Franklin Street to Main Street.
• Detour #2: Right on Franklin Street, left on Grove Street, left on Lowell Street (Route 129) to Main Street.

Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.