Haverhill railroad bridge work to impact traffic patterns
Posted on September 6, 2016
BOSTON - Beginning this coming weekend, construction work on three bridges over the Merrimack River and Washington Street in Haverhill will affect traffic patterns for motorists. Work is scheduled for alternate weekends from September 9th through November 20th.
Contractors will work continuously over the weekends between September 9th and
November 20th, from 8:30 p.m. Friday to 4:30 a.m. Monday on all three bridges
on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line, jacking up the structures to replace
bearings as part of a major project to strengthen, clean and paint the bridges
in downtown Haverhill.
Select inbound/outbound Haverhill Line trips will be replaced with shuttle
buses. Customers should allow additional travel time and anticipate delays
during these weekends. Customers are asked to check the MBTA website for
up-to-date project and construction information.
The following weekends will be impacted by construction work in Haverhill and
other Projects on the Haverhill Line:
* September 9 to 11, 2016
* September 23 to 25, 2016
* October 7 to 9, 2016
* October 21 to 23, 2016
* November 4 to 6, 2016
* November 18 to 20, 2016
Service updates are available on the MBTA website: www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/.
Updates of the Merrimack River and Washington Street Bridges Project are
available on the MBTA website, www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/t_projects/.
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