MassDOT Thursday AM Flood Update

MassDOT has the latest information about road closures, below:

Peabody- Route 128 southbound emergency complete resurfacing is required due to severe road deterioration caused by recent weather.  Work will continue through the Thursday AM commute.  A significant morning commuter impact is expected.  Plan accordingly.  Message boards in place.

Littleton- Route 119 culvert repair continues, with a signed detour route in place  

Wayland- Route 20 westbound at Weston/Wayland town line- Closed  

Concord- Route 2 westbound to Sudbury Rd. left turn lane closed 

Freetown - Route 140 SB closed between Exit 9 and Exit 8 
New Bedford/Freetown - Route 140 closed between Exit 7 & 8 e 

Taunton/Raynham - Route 44 closed between Arlington Street (44 EB) in Taunton to South St (44 WB) in Raynham - Route 44 WB is allowing access to businesses to Route 104 intersection, all other traffic detoured at South St

Comments

[Paul]

I agree, rt. 27 at Sudbury/Wayland is closed....not even on the list. Why is this not updated? Some town websites give updated info, but many don't. Even WBZ radio just point you to this website, yet gives a more complete list over the radio.
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New Flood Update Posted 3:30pm, including:
Wayland- Route 27 - closed in both directions. Local detour in place.

[John]

WBZ is woeful. On the radio driving in this morning, "see wbz.com for a list of closed roads" big help, not even the big closures were reported over the air.

[Mark]

What about the route 225 bridge in groton?
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Still closed, but should be open by tomorrow morning.

[Brian]

Nice start, but right, incomplete as 140 is open in both directions although 140 N at exit 8 is only 1 lane. This list should be shown predominately on the MassDOT main page for such a big situation...this was a little hard to find.-------------------------------------------------------------------
Good idea, thanks, and new PM update now on the blog.

[Maureen]

Route 2A Ayer/Shirley is flooded
West Main in Ayer is closed
Lots of local back roads are flooded again

[Susan L. Benzer]

You don't mention that 119 is also closed at the Pepperell/Groton line.

[Nancy]

Alice, I agree! Rte 105 in Lakeville is closed with National Guard posted. This is not even on the list.
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Thanks, as we emphasize, our list is state-controlled roads and cannot promise it is all inclusive, also changes frequently and we try to update.

[Barbara Miller]

There are many more roads closed than this site has listed. If there was a more complete and updated listing by town, it could help to avoid the terrible traffic jams we have been experiencing do to the recent storms.

[Alice Mandel]

This list is woefully incomplete. There should be a state site which can be accessed by the public and updated by local police. Not knowing where roads are closed will lead to traffic jams that are worse than necessary because you can't plan ahead.