Hello,
The Sumner Tunnel (Route 1A South) Restoration Project’s first full closure continues through Thursday August 31, 2023. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation encourages all colleges to inform their students, faculty, and staff of potential delays traveling to and from the East Boston / Logan Airport area.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), has prepared the following menu of mitigation items and tools to help travel through the region during the full closure:
• Travelers from Logan are encouraged to “Ditch the Drive” and use one of many public transportation options. Visitors from Logan Airport can take the Silver Line, Blue Line, Logan Express, or ferry to several locations in the Boston area.
• Visit Mass511 for live traffic reports by calling 511 (toll-free) or visit Mass511.com.
• MassDOT’s Sumner Tunnel Travel Time Dashboard is a tool that can be used to help plan trips in, out, and around East Boston and Logan during times that avoid traffic congestion and delays.
As a reminder, state officials from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), MassDOT, and Massachusetts State Police (MSP) are reminding college students, residents, and others of height restrictions along several parkways in the Greater Boston area as they move-in to residence halls, apartments, and other living spaces. These parkways include Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road in the City of Boston, and Memorial Drive in the City of Cambridge, which are restricted to “cars only” and have height restrictions as low as nine feet in some locations. Moving trucks, box trucks, and moving vans will exceed this height limit and drivers of these vehicles should seek alternate routes. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns with the project.
Best,
MassDOT Sumner Tunnel Team
Project hotline number: (508) 510-2920
Project email address: Sumner100@dot.state.ma.us