A divided highway with cars in both directions passing under a concrete overpass marked with a green sign reading Rte 44 Plymouth, with trees on both sides
Route 3 passes under the U.S. Route 44 bridge in Plymouth, at what is now Exit 16, the south end of the stretch scheduled for overnight lane closures Thursday. The photo was taken in August 2009.Photo: Raime via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Drivers on Route 3 between Exit 16 at U.S. Route 44 and Exit 20 at Route 3A will run into lane closures in both directions late Thursday, Nov. 19, and early Friday, Nov. 20, according to the state's Mass511 traveler map.

The Mass511 schedule, read Sunday afternoon, also has daytime work on Route 24 between Avon and Stoughton on Tuesday and Wednesday, weekday work on Route 123 in Brockton, Route 138 in Stoughton and Easton and Route 3A in Scituate, and lane closures every night through Thursday on Interstate 495 in Middleborough.

Each highway time below is the window the Massachusetts Department of Transportation posted for the work.

Every weekday, Monday through Friday

  • Brockton: Route 123 westbound between Route 28 and Route 24, intermittent lane closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with an 11-foot width limit.
  • Stoughton: Route 138 in both directions between Route 27 and I-93, roadwork from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with an 11-foot width limit.
  • Easton: Route 138 in both directions between Route 123 and Route 139, alternating traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a 12-foot width limit. Elm Street has alternating traffic in both directions during the same hours.
  • Scituate: Route 3A between Route 123 and Route 228 in Cohasset, roadwork in both directions from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A separate southbound listing on the same stretch runs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an 11-foot width limit.
  • Duxbury: Franklin Street closes at times in both directions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 16

  • Weymouth: The Fore River Bridge on Route 3A is scheduled for a drawbridge lift from 7 a.m. to about 7:20 a.m.
  • Hingham: Route 3 northbound between Exit 35 at Route 228 and Exit 38 at Route 18, intermittent lane closures from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Wednesday, Nov. 18

  • Avon and Stoughton: Route 24 in both directions between Exit 33 at Route 27 in Avon and Exit 41 in Stoughton, roadwork from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.
  • I-495 in Middleborough: Tuesday night, northbound between Exit 12 at Route 105 and Exit 19 at Route 24 has intermittent lane closures from 8 to 10 p.m., and southbound has lanes closed from 10 p.m. to midnight. Early Wednesday, northbound closures run from midnight to 2 a.m. and southbound from 2 to 4 a.m.

Thursday night, Nov. 19, into Friday, Nov. 20

  • Route 3 between Exit 16 and Exit 20, a stretch Mass511 lists in Kingston: southbound intermittent lane closures from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, northbound from 10 to 11:45 p.m., southbound again from midnight to 2 a.m. Friday and northbound from 2 to 4 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 20

  • Bridgewater: Route 24 southbound, intermittent lane closures between Exit 22 at Route 104 and Exit 20 at Route 44 in Raynham from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., then roadwork between Exit 28 at Route 106 and Exit 22 from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

Every night, Sunday through Thursday

  • I-495 in Middleborough: some lanes closed in both directions between Exit 8 at Route 28 and Exit 14 at Route 18 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Town work and transit

  • Pembroke: The town's Department of Public Works said in October that Lowell Road would be under construction into November while K&K Excavation Co. of Milton replaces the water main, valves and hydrants. Work runs weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., essential vehicles can get through, residents can reach their driveways and other drivers should use another route, the department said. Full repaving of the road and sidewalks is planned for 2027. The town's engineering representative, Apex Companies, has staff on site during the work to answer residents' questions, according to the department's notice.
  • Brockton: The MBTA says the Riverside Avenue entrance to Campello Station on the Fall River/New Bedford Line remains closed, and riders can use the Plain Street entrance.

The times are planned windows, and drivers can check the live Mass511 map at mass511.com for changes before heading out.

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