Saturday, June 4, from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Route 6 will be temporarily closed between Main Street in Fairhaven and Route 18 in New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD/FAIRHAVEN - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing filming for a movie production will occur on the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge on Saturday, June 4, from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The filming operations will require the temporary closure and detour of Route 6 between Main Street in Fairhaven and Route 18 in New Bedford.  Route 6 will remain open to local businesses on either side of the bridge.  

The detour will be as follows:

•    Traffic from the New Bedford side intending to cross the bridge will be detoured to Route 18 northbound, to I-195 eastbound, to Route 240 southbound, and then to Route 6.

•    Traffic from the Fairhaven side intending to cross the bridge will turn right on to Main Street, then left on Howland Road which then becomes Coggeshall Street in New Bedford, then turn left onto Route 18 southbound to Route 6.

•    Travelers on Route 6 heading eastbound in advance of Route 240 will also be notified of the bridge closure and will be detoured to Route 240 northbound, to I-195 westbound, and then to Route 18 southbound to Route 6.

This scheduled event is weather dependent and may be impacted due to an emergency.  If filming cannot be conducted as scheduled due to inclement weather, it will be rescheduled to occur on Sunday, June 5.

Drivers are reminded they are not permitted to stop their personal vehicles on the bridge to observe the filming.

MassDOT has no information about the movie to provide and no information to provide regarding the cast of the movie which may or not be involved in this event.

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

•    Dial 511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions.
•    Visit www.mass511.com, a website which provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information, and allows users to subscribe to text and email alerts for traffic conditions.
•    Follow MassDOT on Twitter @MassDOT to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions.
•    Download MassDOT’s GoTime mobile app and view real-time traffic conditions before setting out on the road.