I-195 roadwork leads 41 new South Coast work zones this week
The I-195 entrance ramp from Route 138 and Route 79 southbound, the I-195 eastbound entrance ramp from Route 138 and Route 79 southbound, the I-195 eastbound exit ramp to Route 138 and Route 79
SOUTH COAST Four I-195 ramps on the South Coast will have some lanes closed and a 10-foot width limit starting at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, for nighttime roadwork, according to the MassDOT Mass511 traffic map.
The I-195 entrance ramp from Route 138 and Route 79 southbound, the I-195 eastbound entrance ramp from Route 138 and Route 79 southbound, the I-195 eastbound exit ramp to Route 138 and Route 79 northbound and the I-195 westbound exit ramp to Route 138 and Route 79 northbound will have some lanes closed and a 10-foot width limit from 8 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday.
I-195 westbound between Exit 22 in Dartmouth and Exit 16 in Westport will have some lanes closed from 8 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights. I-195 in both directions between Exit 10 at Route 103 near Somerset and Exit 12 at Route 81 in Fall River will have some lanes closed from 8 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday. I-195 in both directions between Route 114A in Rehoboth and Exit 11 at Route 138 near Somerset will have lanes closed at times from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights.
Route 24 in both directions between Exit 11 at Route 79 and Exit 13 in Freetown will have some lanes closed and a 12-foot width limit from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday and Tuesday nights. Route 24 southbound between Exit 2 and the Rhode Island state line in Fall River will have some lanes closed and a 12-foot width limit from 8:30 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Route 25 westbound between Exit 10 at Route 28 and Exit 1 in Wareham and Route 25 eastbound between Exit 1 and Exit 3 in Wareham will have some lanes closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights.
Route 6 westbound between Route 79 near Fall River and Route 118 in Somerset and Route 6 eastbound between Route 118 in Somerset and Route 79 in Fall River will have some lanes closed and a 10-foot width limit from 8 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday. Route 6 in both directions between Route 18 near New Bedford and Route 240 in Fairhaven will have some lanes closed from 8 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday. Route 6 in both directions between Route 118 and Route 103 in Swansea will have lanes closed at times and a 12-foot width limit from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights.
The last new work zone on the map this week opens at 9 p.m. Thursday on Route 79. Mass511 shows any change to these schedules as MassDOT posts it.
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Sources (2)
- MassDOT Mass511 traffic mapMassDOT Mass511 road work, closures and utility outages (data-news roads digest). Read Oct. 23, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
- Eversource outage mapMassDOT Mass511 road work, closures and utility outages (data-news roads digest). Read Oct. 23, 2026, 9:54 a.m.