MassDOT Advisory: Taunton
 
New Traffic Pattern Change Operations on Route 24 Northbound at Route 140 Interchange
 
Work will occur on Friday, September 30, and on Saturday, October 1, during overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning
 
Traffic pattern change is needed to support bridge demolition and replacement operations and will be in effect through June 2024 
 
 
TAUNTON - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be instituting a traffic pattern change on Route 24 northbound at the interchange with Route 140 in Taunton.  The work to complete the change to the new traffic pattern will be conducted on Friday, September 30, and on Saturday, October 1, during overnight hours from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning.  The new traffic pattern will then be in effect until June 2024.  
 
All northbound travel lanes will be shifted to the west to the paved median throughout the work zone in order to allow crews to safely and expeditiously complete the demolition of three existing bridges and construction of replacement bridges on Route 24 northbound. 
 
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.