City of Cambridge

Approved construction hours in Cambridge:

• Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Occasional activities may be performed beyond these hours or on weekends based on approval from local officials.
• Approved Saturday work hours:
• 121 Broadway: 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Binney Street: 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Daytime duct bank work on Memorial Drive is permitted Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
• Nighttime duct bank work on Memorial Drive is permitted Sunday evening through Friday morning between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

• Binney Street:
• Crews are installing manholes and duct bank associated with electric distribution line work between Third Street and Sixth Street. This will continue for several months progressing towards Galileo Galilei Way.
• Crews are installing duck bank at an additional work zone located within the sidewalk where Binney Street connects with Galileo Galilei Way, and extending across the road toward Fulkerson Street. Pedestrian detours will be in place and building access will be maintained.
• Weekday work activities will require a lane shift, and two lanes of travel will be maintained.
• Saturday work activities will require a northbound closure on Galileo Galilei Way, as well as an eastbound closure on Binney Street between Sixth Street and Fulkerson Street.
• Main Street:
• Crews are completing work to install a small section of duct bank at the corner of Galileo Galilei Way and Main Street. Lane restrictions will be necessary to complete this activity.

Underground Transmission Activities in Cambridge

•  Broadway:
• Crews are installing transmission line conduit within and beyond the new substation site at 121 Broadway. This activity is occurring off the roadway progressing towards Third Street, Monday through Saturday.

• Galileo Galilei Way:
• Crews continue excavating to install duct bank between Broadway and Main Street, where two vaults were installed last May. Lane restrictions will be necessary throught this activity. Access to nearby businesses will be maintained.

• Second Street: 
• Crews continue excavating to support the installation of underground duct bank south of Linskey Way and crossing Athenaeum Street. This work will occur Monday through Friday, utilizing temporary detours. Delivery access to nearby loading docks will be maintained.

• Ames Street: 
• Crews are excavating to install underground duct bank between Main Street and Memorial Drive.
• This work necessitates a 24/7 southbound traffic detour between Main Street and Memorial Drive. Motorists should follow posted signage.
• Cyclist and pedestrian traffic has shifted to the west side of the road between Memorial Drive and Main Street.
• Construction continues to necessitate a 24/7 road closure on Ames Street between Memorial Drive and Amherst Street. Motorists should continue to follow posted signage.
• Northbound travel will be maintained between Amherst Street and Main Street, 24/7. Nothbound travel on Ames Street can be accessed via Amherst Street.

• Memorial Drive / Massachusetts Avenue:
• Crews will be working within a permanent work zone at approximately 750 Memorial Drive to support the installation of an underground vault (manhole). The permanent work zone will be in place 24 hours per day, with excavation work taking place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The vault itself will be set in the evening hours. Lane restrictions will be in place.
• Crews are conducting field tests, or test pits, between Brookline Street and Magazine Street. Steel road plates may be used to safely secure the roadway after each shift. Lane restrictions will be necessary, and clear signage will be posted to direct motorists and pedestrians.
• Daytime crews continue duct bank installation Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lane restrictions will be in place.
• Crews are progressing in multiple locations from Ames Street to MIT New House and Amesbury Street.
• Nighttime crews continue excavation and temporary restoration on Memorial Drive Sunday evening through Friday morning, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Lane restrictions will be in place.
• Crews are working within the Mass Ave. ramps connecting to and from Memorial Drive as well as at the Ames Street intersection.

 Traffic Configurations

• Construction activities will generally be done utilizing lane restrictions or alternating lane traffic patterns. If detours are necessary, clear signage will be posted to direct motorists and cyclists. Please continue to check the project website for updates and postings of traffic plans.

• Starting the week of June 29, westbound travel on Vassar Street will be detoured at Massachusetts Avenue to Memorial Drive. Eastbound travel will be maintained.
• Southbound travel on Ames Street remains closed 24/7 between Main Street and Memorial Drive. Southbound traffic on Ames Street continues to be detoured at Main Street, to Wadsworth Street and northbound traffic on Ames Street will remain open between Amherst Street and Main Street.
• Saturday work activities will require a northbound closure on Galileo Galilei Way, as well as an eastbound closure on Binney Street between Sixth Street and Fulkerson Street.
• During weekday work hours, Second Street will be closed between Linskey Way and Athenaeum Street. Delivery access will be maintained.

City of Boston

Anticipated construction hours in Boston:

• Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Occasional activities may be performed beyond these hours or on weekends based on approval from local officials.

Construction Activities in Boston:

There are no construction activities in Boston this week.

City of Somerville

Anticipated construction hours in Somerville:

• Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Occasional activities may be performed beyond these hours or on weekends based on approval from local officials.

Construction Activities in Somerville:

•  Charlestown Street / Charlestown Place  
• Crews are excavating to install transmission duct bank on Charlestown Street between Bennett Court and Linden Street. Charlestown Street will be closed between Linden Street and Allen Street, and resident access will be maintained.
• South Street
• Crews are working between Earle Street and Windsor Street to support upcoming underground vault (manhole) and duct bank installation. Detours will be necessary during this activity, and resident access will be maintained. 

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