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PACKARD AVE., POWDER HOUSE BLVD. INTERSECTION TO EXPERIENCE TEMP. CLOSURES NOV. 12 & 13

SOMERVILLE

- In cooperation with the City of Somerville, Tufts University is

conducting work at the intersection of Packard Avenue and Powder House

Boulevard to improve pedestrian safety infrastructure. The project, which

entails the expansion of the sidewalks at each of the four corners of the

intersection, will necessitate the temporary closure of the intersection on

Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 9:30 a.m.

to 2:30 p.m. Detours will be in place during these hours, as follows:

Powder

House Blvd. westbound will be closed at Burnham Street. Traffic will be

detoured onto Burnham St. and onto Broadway to Packard Ave.

Powder

House Blvd. eastbound will be closed at Burnham Street. Traffic will be

detoured onto Packard Ave. to Broadway and then to the Powder House Rotary.

Police

details will be present during all construction to aid in traffic flow and

project safety.

For

additional information during normal working hours about this project, please

contact Barbara Rubel, Director of Community Relations at Tufts, at 617

627-3780. For after hours safety

concerns about the site itself, please contact Tufts University Police at 617

627-3030.

This

project is being fully funded by Tufts University.

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