Starting Monday morning, April 8, sidewalk detours between Third Street and Rufo Road
CAMBRIDGE/SOMERVILLE – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing daytime construction operations for concrete sidewalk repairs on Route 28 (McGrath Highway) southbound in Cambridge and Somerville between Third Street and Rufo Road. Detours will start Monday, April 8 at 6:30 a.m. and
remain in place for approximately one month.
Inbound pedestrian detour:
Pedestrians from Rufo Road will be redirected to the Route 28 northbound sidewalk, turn right onto the northbound sidewalk, continue south, turn right at Third Street, cross Route 28, and back onto the southbound sidewalk.
Outbound pedestrian detour:
Pedestrians from the southbound sidewalk will turn right at Third Street, cross Route 28, turn left onto the northbound sidewalk, continue north, turn left at Rufo Road, cross Route 28, and back onto the southbound sidewalk.
The work is being conducted as part of a $15.6 million project to perform bridge repairs, paving and other related work on 1.5 miles of Monsignor O’Brien/McGrath
Highway, Route 28, between Cambridge and Somerville.
All work is weather permitting and may change without notice.
Signs and traffic control devices will be used to guide pedestrians around the work zone.
Those traveling through the 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 @MassDOT to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions.