MassDOT issues travel warnings for holiday travelers

MassDOT advises residents and visitors to check our online resources, drive with caution and if possible use public transportation over the holidays. As always, I-90 Exit 9 connecting I-84 to Connecticut and New York experiences heavy traffic on peak holiday travel days.

Drivers are encouraged to consider travel during the early morning or after8 p.m. Traffic congestion is also typical at the I-95 and I-495 Turnpike interchanges along with I-495 and I-93 northbound leading into New Hampshire.

The I-93 Southeast Expressway HOV lane will open to traffic early on Christmas Eve at1p.m.to accommodate traffic leaving Boston.

Free coffee will be served at all 18 MassDOT service plazas between10 p.m.on Christmas night,Wednesday, Dec. 25, until5 a.m. on Thursday, Dece. 26, and between10 p.m.on New Years Eve,Tuesday, Dec. 31, until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014.

The Army Corp of Engineers painting contractors will suspend work on the Sagamore Bridge during the two weeks of Christmas and New Years. All travel lanes will be openDec. 21, 2013 through Jan. 5, 2014. After the holidays, work will resume on the Sagamore Bridge with lane restrictionsMondaythroughFriday, 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m.

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MassDOT issues travel warnings for holiday travelers