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Sumner Tunnel reopens to drivers
Just in time for the holiday weekend, the Sumner Tunnel reopened overnight after a closure that stretched almost two months.
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Sumner Tunnel reopens after 58-day closure
The light at the end of the tunnel is here. Closed since July 5, Boston’s Sumner Tunnel reopened at 1:14 a.m. Friday ahead of Labor Day weekend. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation called the project “a $160 million investment in the Commonwealth’s infrastructure.” Workers removed the suspended ceiling to make way for over 700 concrete arches, MassDOT said. The project…
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Sumner Tunnel reopens on Friday as holiday travelers hit the road
With Labor Day Weekend kicking off, many are getting ready to hit the roads as early as Thursday to get to their holiday destinations. For Boston area travelers, there’s a change that could help to ease congestion: The Sumner Tunnel will reopen Friday – and be open throughout the holiday weekend – after being closed for 8 weeks. Meanwhile, the…
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Healey touring Sumner Tunnel days before it reopens from monthslong closure
Days before the Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen to traffic after a two-month shutdown for restoration work, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will tour the site with outgoing Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca and other officials Wednesday afternoon. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, Undersecretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt and MBTA General Manager Philip Eng are also slated to attend the hard hat…
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How work is progressing in the Sumner Tunnel
Boston’s Sumner Tunnel has been closed for three weeks now with crews moving to make repairs so it’ll reopen before Labor Day. The project’s not even halfway done, but the work is apparently going well with very few surprises. “The work is pretty straightforward. It’s just the amount of it,” said John McInerney, District 6 Highway Director for the...
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‘Perfect storm': Sumner Tunnel closure hits food pantry patrons
The major traffic from the closure of the Sumner Tunnel is having a ripple effect on food-insecure communities in the Boston area as trips to the Salvation Army food pantry in Haverhill are taking twice as long.
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Sumner Tunnel traffic is so bad it has expecting parents making hotel plans
It’s all brake lights and long backups on the roads detouring drivers around the Sumner Tunnel closure. The routes leading to both the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Tobin Bridge into Boston were bumper to bumper once again for Wednesday morning’s commute. One week into the two-month shutdown and drivers in Eastie are getting the hang of it, but...
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Sumner tunnel shutdown brings bumper-to-bumper traffic Tuesday
Tuesday’s morning rush hour was the worst of the Sumner Tunnel shutdown so far. Here’s what it was like.
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Heaviest traffic since Sumner shutdown expected Tuesday
The Sumner Tunnel is closed through the end of August for major repair work. During that time, transit officials have urged commuter to “Ditch the Drive” by taking public transportation — including the Blue Line, which is free during the tunnel closure.
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Significant traffic backups around Sumner Tunnel detours as commuters return to work
As anticipated by state leaders and transportation officials, Tuesday has proven to bring major traffic headaches for drivers in the Boston area, as the Sumner Tunnel shut down closes in on the one-week mark. Transportation officials have warned that the busiest days for commuters are going to be Tuesdays through Thursdays, especially now that people are back from vacation. Traffic…
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Sumner Tunnel closure sends more traffic into residential areas
Driving around Boston’s Logan International Airport on Monday, one didn’t have to go far to see the fallout from the Sumner Tunnel closure. “It is affecting everybody,” said Billy Jo Caceres of Chelsea, Massachusetts. The impact felt particularly hard in Chelsea. With the Sumner Tunnel closed until the end of August, drivers headed to Boston from the Logan Airport...
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Watch: MassDOT highway chief discusses Sumner Tunnel shutdown
The true test begins Monday for drivers in Boston as the impact of the Sumner Tunnel closure is expected to show its full force this week now that vacationing residents have returned.
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More traffic expected this week during Sumner Tunnel shutdown
The worst may be yet to come. Officials say we should see the full impact of the Sumner Tunnel closure in Boston this week with people back in town after Fourth of July vacations. MassDOT authorities provided an update on the tunnel shutdown Sunday, saying they expected this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to be the days with the heaviest traffic…
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More traffic delays expected this week with Sumner Tunnel shutdown
Officials did not see a high volume of traffic last week when the Sumner Tunnel officially closed last Wednesday due to many people who were off celebrating the holiday.
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Tuesday traffic expected to be biggest traffic test of Sumner Tunnel shutdown
MassDOT authorities provided an update on the Sumner Tunnel shutdown in Boston after its first week. They said it is expected that Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be the days with the heaviest traffic during the morning and afternoon commutes. This week people will be getting a more accurate idea of how the project is going to impact their commute…
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MassDOT to Provide Updates on Sumner Tunnel Shutdown
People are getting a more accurate idea of how the project is going to impact their commute for the next eight weeks.
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Officials ride Blue Line as they push ‘Ditch the Drive' initiative
The MBTA’s Blue Line is offering free rides for the entirety of the Sumner Tunnel closure, which takes riders from Wonderland in the Revere Beach area, to Bowdoin in Downtown Boston.
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Sumner Tunnel closure enters second day
The Sumner closed Wednesday, and will remain off-limits to drivers until the end of August, as crews make major repairs on the aging piece of infrastructure.
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Sumner Tunnel closure enters second day, as leaders continue ‘Ditch the Drive' push
The full closure of the Sumner Tunnel — a major artery for Boston that connects East Boston and Logan Airport with the city’s North End and I-93 — enters its second day on Thursday, and local leaders are expected to ride the MBTA’s Blue Line as they continue to encourage alternative ways to get around the area. The Sumner closed…
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How commuters are getting around East Boston with Sumner Tunnel closed
With the Sumner Tunnel officially closed for the next eight weeks, people in the East Boston area are bracing for the traffic — not only on the roads, but at Logan Airport and the Blue Line of the MBTA. Riders told NBC10 Boston it was a smooth commute on the MBTA Wednesday. “It was great, and it was fast,” said…