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.
• Second Street: 7 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.
• Daytime vault installation on Memorial Drive is permitted Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 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 location on Binney Street within the sidewalk across from 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 have begun work to install duct bank between Galileo Galilei Way and Ames Street. Lane restrictions will be necessary to complete this activity. This work is anticipated to continue for approximately two weeks. 

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 between Linskey Way and Athenaeum Street. This work will occur Monday through Saturday, utilizing temporary detours. Motorists seeking Second Street from Binney Street will be detoured and should follow posted signage. 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:
• Daytime crews continue duct bank installation on Memorial Drive Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lane restrictions will be in place.
• One crew is working near the Ames Street intersection.
• 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.
• One crew is working near the Ames Street intersection.
• Another crew is working within the Mass Ave. ramps connecting to and from Memorial Drive.
• Starting on June 1, daytime crews will construct a permanent work zone near approximately 808 Memorial Drive south of River Street. The permanent work zone with lane restrictions will be in place 24 hours per day for approximately two weeks to support the installation of two underground vaults, and excavation work will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
• Note: The underground vaults will be set one evening each week during nighttime operations. 

 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.

• 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.
• Westbound motorists on Binney Street seeking Second Street will be detoured to Third Street, then Linskey Way to connect to Second Street. Eastbound motorists will be detoured to First Street, then Linskey Way or Athenaeum Street to connect to Second Street.

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:

•  Lincoln Street: 
• Crews are conducting field tests, or test pits, as well as geotechnical borings between Franklin Street and Cambridge Street. Steel road plates may be used to safely secure the roadway after each shift. At times detours may be necessary during work hours, and clear signage will be posted to direct motorists. 

•  Cambridge Street: 
• Starting soon, crews will conduct field tests, or test pits, along Cambridge Street between Lincoln Street and Windom Street. This work will be restricted to weekends.

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.

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