Commuter Changes During DNC
POSTED: 3:46 pm EDT May 20,
2004
BOSTON -- Here are the major traffic and commuter changes planned for the
week of the Democratic National Convention. All highway, tunnel,
bridge and ramp closings are July 26-29, from approximately 4 p.m.
until after midnight.
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- Interstate 93 will be closed from exit 32 in Medford, just north of Boston, to Exit 20, which connects to the Massachusetts Turnpike just south of downtown.
- Northbound entrance ramps will be closed from the southern intersection of I-93 and 95, in Canton, to the Mass Pike.
- Southbound entrance ramps will be blocked from the northern 95/93 interchange, in Woburn, down to exit 32 in Medford.
- Eastbound Storrow Drive lanes from Western Avenue to North Station will be closed.
- The Sumner Tunnel and Tobin Bridge will be closed.
- Travel will be reduced to one lane on Route 1 north of Boston.
- The Mass Pike eastbound, from Allston to East Boston, will have lane restrictions.
- North Station will be closed for a full week, from July 23-30. The four commuter rail lines from the north will stop outside the city and riders will be bused into Boston. Subways will not stop at North Station.
- Car pool lanes on I-93 will also be closed from July 23-30. They will be used as 24-hour dedicated lanes for emergency vehicles and pre-designated MBTA buses.
- Inner harbor commuter ferries from Lovejoy Wharf in downtown Boston will be suspended for the entire week, July 23-30.
