Memorial Day weekend travelers are being urged to use public transportation as highway officials expect increased travel volumes. "We are expecting a very busy travel weekend for this upcoming Memorial Day," Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said. "Traffic congestion is expected to grow on Thursday afternoon and will be much heavier than normal early Friday afternoon." Construction operations for the Sumner Tunnel Restoration Project will be paused, and the tunnel will remain open Friday through Monday.Using traffic data, MassDOT has created a traffic forecast for the holiday weekend. Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day. On Saturday, drivers are encouraged to avoid morning travel, with traffic expected to be lighter in the evening. On Sunday and Monday, traffic is expected to be heaviest during the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All Commonwealth of Massachusetts offices are closed, including statewide Registry of Motor Vehicles customer service center locations. Customers can conduct more than 40 RMV transactions online using the RMV’s website at www.mass.gov/RMV. In addition, the MBTA has released the following information: On Monday, all subway, bus, and The RIDE services will operate on a Sunday schedule. Orange Line riders are reminded of the upcoming service suspension between Wellington and Back Bay that starts Tuesday. East Boston, Charlestown, and Lynn ferry service will operate on a weekend schedule. Hingham/Hull/Logan to Boston ferry service will operate on a Sunday schedule. The direct Hingham to Boston ferry route and the Winthrop/Quincy route will both have no service.The Commuter Rail will operate on a weekend schedule. Riders are also encouraged to utilize the $10 Weekend Pass during the holiday, which will be accepted for trips on all three days of federal holiday weekends starting Memorial Day weekend. On the roadways, no work will be permitted from 5 a.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. Tuesday. The I-93 Boston-Quincy High Occupancy Vehicle lane will deploy early for the holiday weekend opening at 2 p.m. on Thursday and at 1 p.m. on Friday. The HOV lane will not be deployed on Monday and will return to normal deployment times on Tuesday.For those flying in and out of Boston Logan International Airport, Massport is expecting an increase in passengers around the holiday weekend and is urging the use of public transportation and HOV modes such as the MBTA’s Blue and Silver Line (FREE from Logan) and Logan Express.
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Memorial Day weekend travelers are being urged to use public transportation as highway officials expect increased travel volumes.
"We are expecting a very busy travel weekend for this upcoming Memorial Day," Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said. "Traffic congestion is expected to grow on Thursday afternoon and will be much heavier than normal early Friday afternoon."
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Construction operations for the Sumner Tunnel Restoration Project will be paused, and the tunnel will remain open Friday through Monday.
Using traffic data, MassDOT has created a traffic forecast for the holiday weekend. Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day. On Saturday, drivers are encouraged to avoid morning travel, with traffic expected to be lighter in the evening. On Sunday and Monday, traffic is expected to be heaviest during the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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All Commonwealth of Massachusetts offices are closed, including statewide Registry of Motor Vehicles customer service center locations. Customers can conduct more than 40 RMV transactions online using the RMV’s website at www.mass.gov/RMV.
In addition, the MBTA has released the following information:
On Monday, all subway, bus, and The RIDE services will operate on a Sunday schedule. Orange Line riders are reminded of the upcoming service suspension between Wellington and Back Bay that starts Tuesday.
East Boston, Charlestown, and Lynn ferry service will operate on a weekend schedule. Hingham/Hull/Logan to Boston ferry service will operate on a Sunday schedule. The direct Hingham to Boston ferry route and the Winthrop/Quincy route will both have no service.
The Commuter Rail will operate on a weekend schedule. Riders are also encouraged to utilize the $10 Weekend Pass during the holiday, which will be accepted for trips on all three days of federal holiday weekends starting Memorial Day weekend.
On the roadways, no work will be permitted from 5 a.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. Tuesday. The I-93 Boston-Quincy High Occupancy Vehicle lane will deploy early for the holiday weekend opening at 2 p.m. on Thursday and at 1 p.m. on Friday. The HOV lane will not be deployed on Monday and will return to normal deployment times on Tuesday.
For those flying in and out of Boston Logan International Airport, Massport is expecting an increase in passengers around the holiday weekend and is urging the use of public transportation and HOV modes such as the MBTA’s Blue and Silver Line (FREE from Logan) and Logan Express.
