Traffic Advisory
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be intermittently closing part of Brookline Avenue as utilities are temporarily relocated in anticipation of the Muddy River Project which will start later this year.
Outbound: Brookline Avenue will be closed to outbound traffic (except emergency vehicles) between Fenway and Park Drive. Police will direct outbound traffic (from Boston) around the circle.
Inbound: During this period Brookline Avenue may also be closed to outbound traffic (except emergency vehicles) between Fenway and Park Drive. Police will direct inbound traffic (to Boston) via the jug handle.
Pedestrian detour: For the duration of the utility relocation project, a fenced work zone will be installed in the Sears Rotary. The sidewalk on the west side of Brookline Avenue between Fenway and Park Drive will periodically be closed as needed for safety. Pedestrians will be detoured to the east sidewalk.
Brookline Avenue will re-open to two-way traffic each day.
WHEN: May – July, 2011 7:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
WHERE: Brookline Avenue between Fenway and Park Drive
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, oversees 450,000 acres of parks and forests, beaches, bike trails, watersheds, dams, and parkways. Led by Commissioner Edward M. Lambert Jr., the agency’s mission is to protect, promote, and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources. To learn more about DCR, our facilities, and our programs, please visit www.mass.gov/dcr. Contact us at mass.parks@state.ma.us.