MassDOT Advisory: Fall River and Somerset

Ramp Inspection Operations on Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Taunton River on Route 6

Work will take place nightly from Sunday, April 3, through Friday, April 8, during overnight hours from 9:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. the following morning

 

FALL RIVER/SOMERSET - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing a routine inspection of the ramp system for the Veterans Memorial Bridge located over the Taunton River between Fall River and Somerset.  The inspection work will take place nightly from Sunday, April 3, through Friday, April 8, during overnight hours from 9:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. the following morning.  All work is anticipated to be completed by 4:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8.  

 

The inspection operations will require intermittent lane and shoulder closures on Route 6 eastbound and westbound and on Route 79 northbound and southbound.  One lane of traffic will remain open on Route 6 and Route 79 and on the surrounding ramps at all times.  

 

Standard traffic control management operations will be utilized including the use of police details.  Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and/or may be impacted due to an emergency situation.