I-93 Overnight Closure Coming Up

By Bret Silverberg  

Maintenance on Interstate 93 will require transportation officials to close the expressway through Boston on certain Tuesdays this summer.

On Tuesday, July 2, I-93 southbound traffic will be detoured off of the highway beginning at 11 p.m. at Route 38/Mystic Ave in Somerville onto surface streets and allowed to re-enter I-93 Southbound at the Albany Street on-ramp, according to a MassDOT press statement. Traffic destined for I-90 Westbound will access the I-90 Westbound on-ramp just south of Kneeland Street. 

This closure gives maintenance crews access to the Lower Deck, Zakim Bridge and O’Neill Tunnel Southbound. Crews will be painting lane markings during this closure, which will end July 3 at 5 a.m.

For both the Southbound and Northbound closures-- maintenance crews, contractors, along with State and Boston Police will begin set-up for the closure on Tuesday evening at 11pm. The full closure will begin at midnight on Wednesday and last until 5am Wednesday morning.

The next closure will be for I-93 Northbound Tuesday, July 16 from 11pm to Wednesday, July 17 at 5am.