Traffic & Transit

I-290 Ramp In Worcester Closing Tuesday

The East Central Street ramp will close for construction work during overnight hours, according to MassDOT.

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The East Central Street I-290 exit will close beginning Tuesday night.
The East Central Street I-290 exit will close beginning Tuesday night. (Patch file photo)

WORCESTER, MA — MassDOT construction work will close a Worcester I-290 exit overnight Tuesday.

Beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, MassDOT will close exit 16 to East Central Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The ramp will reopen by around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

During the closure, drivers will be detoured to exit 14 (Grafton Street) then to Summer Street to access East Central Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

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MassDOT has been closing exits along I-290 in downtown Worcester in recent weeks for construction work. Exit 18 closed between Sunday night and reopened Monday morning.

Related: MassDOT, AAA Warn Of Busy Memorial Day Weekend

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