Project Advisory: Route 79-Davol Street Corridor Improvements Permanent Closure of the Temporary Corey Street U-Turn Starts December 5 What Is Happening?  MassDOT is scheduled to permanentl

Project Advisory: Route 79-Davol Street Corridor Improvements Permanent Closure of the Temporary Corey Street U-Turn Starts December 5 What Is Happening?  MassDOT is scheduled to permanently close the temporary Corey Street U-turn and begin the construction of the permanent Davol Street northbound and Brightman Street on Thursday, December 5. Construction work hours will be Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Detours will be in place 24 hours a day from Thursday, December 5, 2024 until April 2025. How Will this Affect You?  Traffic will no longer be able to use the temporary Corey Street U-turn. Detour routes will be clearly signed and marked. Vehicles seeking to cross the temporary Corey St U-turn should use the following detour: -  Davol Street northbound to Davol Street southbound-  Continue on Davol Street northbound and Route 79 northbound for approximately 1 mile-  Take the North Main Street/N Fall River Exit-  Take a left onto North Main Street and continue north for approximately 0.2 miles-  Take a right onto the Route 79 South on-ramp to Newport/Providence RI-  Continue on Route 79 southbound and Davol Street southbound for approximately 1.2 miles-  Continue to your destination-  Davol Street southbound to Davol Street northbound-  Proceed south on Davol Street-  Turn left onto President Avenue-  Turn left again onto Davol Street northbound-  Continue to your destination Anticipated Start Date: December 5, 2024 Weather and unexpected circumstances make all construction activities subject to change, but we will do our best to keep you updated.  Travel Tips During this construction phase, traffic in impacted areas will remain open. Please take care to pay attention to all signage as it is posted.   About the Project Davol Street and Route 79 run along the Taunton Riverfront in Fall River. Currently, access between the neighborhoods and the waterfront is limited and the corridor lacks bicycle accommodations. MassDOT is redesigning the mile-long corridor to improve mobility, connectivity, and safety along and across Route 79 and Davol Street. The corridor will be transformed into a multi-modal urban boulevard, connecting the neighborhoods to the Taunton River while promoting economic growth by creating new development parcels to contribute to economic development.  Stay Informed You can find more details about the Route 79-Davol Street Corridor Improvements Project by visiting the project website at https://www.mass.gov/route-79-davol-street-corridor-improvements. If you have questions about this project, please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected].  If you have been forwarded this message and would like to receive email updates about the Route 79-Davol Street Corridor Improvements Project, please sign up here.