Bridge Closure and Detour In Norfolk to Impact Area Commuters

The
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that it will be closing the Park Street Bridge over the railroad tracks in
Norfolk at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, December 9. Park Street runs from Route 140 in Wrentham, near Nicky's Restaurant, to Main Street, Norfolk, (about a mile from the Franklin border (where Main becomes Franklin's Pleasant Street).

 The following detours
will be in place:

Traffic
heading southbound on Route 140:

• Continue
  straight on Route 140 past Park Street
• Turn
  left onto Route 1A
• Turn
  left onto Route 115 (Pond Street)
• At
  the roundabout, take the first exit (Union Street)
• At
  the roundabout, take the third exit (Main Street)
• Continue
  on Main Street to the end of the detour

Traffic
heading northbound on Route 140

• Continue
  straight on Route 140 past Park Street
• Turn
  right onto Chestnut Street
• Continue
  straight onto Pleasant Street/Main Street to the end of the detour

Traffic
heading westbound on Main Street

• Continue
  straight on Main Street past Park Street
• Bear
  left onto Chestnut Street
• Turn
  left onto Route 140 southbound
• Continue
  on Route 140 to the end of the detour

Traffic
heading eastbound on Main Street

• Continue
  straight on Main Street
• At
  the roundabout, take the first exit (Union Street)
• At
  the roundabout, take the third exit (North Street/Route 115)
• Turn
  right onto Route 1A southbound
• Turn
  right onto Route 140 northbound
• Continue
  on Route 140 to the end of the detour

Appropriate
signage and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the
detour.    

Drivers
traveling through the affected area should expect delays, reduce
speed, and use caution.    

For
more information on traffic conditions, travelers are encouraged
to:

• Download
  the Mass511 mobile app or visit www.mass511.com to
  view live cameras, travel times, real-time traffic conditions, and
  project information before setting out on the road. Users can
  subscribe to receive text and email alerts for traffic
  conditions.    
• Dial
  511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions.    
• Follow
  @MassDOT on X (formerly known as Twitter) to receive regular updates
  on road and traffic conditions.