Overnight lane closures hit I-195, Route 24 and Route 25 this week; Marion starts Front Street sidewalk work

SOUTH COAST Drivers on the South Coast face overnight lane closures this week on Interstate 195 from Dartmouth to Westport and from Fairhaven to New Bedford, on Route 24 in Fall River and on Route 25 in Wareham, according to MassDOT roadwork notices listed on the state's Mass511 traffic site Monday morning. The notices also list daytime work on U.S. Route 6 in Swansea, Somerset and Marion, and the Town of Marion says its public works department starts rebuilding the Front Street sidewalk on Monday.

Night work

On I-195 westbound, some lanes close from Exit 22 in Dartmouth to Exit 15 in Westport from 8 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., Monday night through Friday night. Farther east, I-195 westbound loses lanes from Exit 27 in Fairhaven to Exit 24 at Route 140 in New Bedford from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights.

Near the Rhode Island line, a MassDOT notice lists intermittent lane closures on I-195 in both directions from Route 114A, which the notice places in Rehoboth, to Exit 11 at Route 138 near Somerset. That work runs 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights.

Route 24 southbound in Fall River has night lane closures between Exit 5 and I-195 from 8:30 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday, and between Exit 2 and the Rhode Island line from 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Wednesday. Northbound, lanes close from the state line to Exit 2 from 8:30 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday. All three notices set a 12-foot width limit.

Route 25 has night lane closures in both directions between Exit 1 and Exit 3 in Wareham, and westbound from Exit 10 at Route 28 to Exit 1 in Wareham, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights. Interstate 495 has night lane closures in both directions between Exit 1 at I-195 in Wareham and Route 138 in Raynham, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday.

Off the highways, U.S. Route 6 in Swansea has night lane closures between Route 118 and Route 103 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday, with a 12-foot width limit. In Freetown, South Main Street has night roadwork from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights.

Daytime work on Route 6 and nearby roads

U.S. Route 6 in Swansea has intermittent lane closures in both directions on three stretches, between Route 136 and I-195, between I-195 and Route 103, and between Route 118 and Route 103, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. MassDOT expects the work on all three to last more than six months. Between Route 118 and Route 103, another notice adds lane closures from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays with a 12-foot width limit. Route 6 also has lane closures between Route 114A and I-195 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

Elsewhere in Swansea, Route 136 has lane closures between the Rhode Island line and I-195 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, and Route 118 southbound has lane closures between U.S. Route 44 and Route 6 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Gardners Neck Road has intermittent work with alternating one-way traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, also expected to last more than six months.

In Somerset, Route 6 westbound has roadwork between Route 138 and Route 118 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, and between Route 103 and Route 118 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. Route 138 southbound has roadwork from U.S. Route 44 to Route 103 in Somerset from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays with an 11-foot width limit.

In Marion, Route 6 has intermittent lane closures between Route 105 and Route 25 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, with a 12-foot width limit, work MassDOT also expects to last more than six months. In New Bedford, Route 140 southbound has lane closures between Exit 2 at I-195 and Exit 1 at Route 6 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Marion: Front Street sidewalk and crack sealing

Marion's Department of Public Works, through contractor Hatch Landscape and Design Inc., starts the Front Street sidewalk reconstruction Monday, the town said in a notice posted Oct. 16. The project runs from 182 Front St. to the intersection with Vine Street. The contractor will first finish the section from Cottage Street to 182 Front St., then continue from Cottage Street to Vine Street. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the town expects the job to be done by Thanksgiving, weather permitting.

About 200 feet of sidewalk at a time will be closed to people on foot, along with the traffic lane next to it while crews are working. Police details will run alternating one-way traffic through the open lane. Parking on Front Street will be limited, and the town asks drivers not to park along the road and to find other parking, including the Island Wharf Road lot. Driveway access will stay open, with possible short delays.

Separately, the town's paving contractor, Indus, will crack seal 14 Marion roads Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 20 to 22, under a revised start date the town posted Oct. 16: Benson Brook Road, Parlowtown Road, Holmes Road, Water Street, Ryders Lane, Pleasant Street, South Street, School Street, Ridgewood Lane, Giffords Corner Road, Abels Way, Joanne Drive, Jenna Drive and the Evergreen Cemetery roadway. Work will not start before 7 a.m. and should finish around 3 p.m., the notice says. The town describes crack sealing as a preventive treatment that fills pavement cracks with asphalt cement and reinforcing fibers. It asks that no vehicles or equipment be parked on those roads during the work.

Questions go to the Marion DPW at 508-748-3540, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. For emergencies outside DPW hours, the town asks callers to use the police department, 508-748-1212, which will pass concerns to the right department.

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.