Major stretch of Storrow Drive to close nightly beginning Tuesday

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]DRIVE IS BEING POSTPONED.

[00:00:01]LET’S GET TO JESSICA.

[00:00:02]SHE’S AT THE BREAKING NEWS DESK RIGHT NOW WITH MORE JESSICA.

[00:00:04]YEAH.

[00:00:05]THAT’S RIGHT.

[00:00:05]OVERNIGHT CONSTRUCTION ON STORROW DRIVE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN TONIGHT.

[00:00:10]BUT BECAUSE OF THIS BREAKING NEWS, MASSDOT SAYS IT WILL NOT DO THE WORK TONIGHT.

[00:00:15]SO THE WORK WILL NOW START TOMORROW NIGHT.

[00:00:18]INSTEAD, AS A REMINDER, THE MAINTENANCE WORK IS SET TO CLOSE THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD AND STORROW DRIVE BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 5 A.M. EVERY DAY, INCLUDING THE WEEKENDS.

[00:00:29]DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO DETOUR TO MEMORIAL DRIVE, WHERE THERE IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE CRIME SCENE, SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THIS IS DELAYED AGAIN.

[00:00:37]THE WORK WILL NOW BEGIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

[00:00:39]INSTEAD, THE REPAIRS A