MassDOT
encourages travelers to plan ahead and travel safely during the
Memorial Day holiday weekend. The heaviest traffic is expected
Thursday, Friday, and Monday afternoons and early evenings. Drivers
are encouraged to make travel plans accordingly and if possible avoid
peak traffic volumes between 1pm and 7pm on those days.
Traffic
is especially heavy at the I-84 interchange at Exit 9 in Sturbridge on
the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and at Exit 11A, I-495, which
handles cars headed south to Cape Cod and north to New Hampshire and
Maine.
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers reports that all travel lanes on the Sagamore Bridge will remain open between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
MassDOT will suspend all construction work on major arterial
roadways from 12:00PM Noon on Friday, May 24 through the start of
normal business on Tuesday, May 28.
Check the MassDOT live Traffic Cameras web page before you travel to view current traffic.
Sign up at the 511 Traveler Information Service
to receive personalized travel information alerts via email, text or
telephone. MassDOT as always reminds drivers to avoid using cell phones
while driving. Call into the 511 service before departing.
Save time and fuel by joining E-ZPass to avoid waiting in line at cash toll booths.
Free coffee will be served at the 18 MassDOT service plazas from 10 pm Monday night through 5 am Tuesday morning.
The MBTA will operate buses and subways on a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day.
All RMV offices will be closed Monday May 27 in observance of the holiday.



