07/08/2025
Ashland- Reconstruction on Route 126 (Pond Street) - Nightly Detours scheduled to start Monday, July 7th
Traffic will be detoured between Winthrop Street and Eliot Street. The MassDOT Highway District Three office is announcing that culvert work for the Ashland Route 126 Roadway Reconstruction Project will begin on Monday, July 7 and continue for the duration of the week.
Culvert replacement operations will require daily lane takings, and northbound and southbound night-time closures along Route 126 in Ashland in the vicinity of Eliot Street. Nightly detours will begin on Monday, July 7 and continue through Friday June 11 from 8:00 p.m. though 5:00a.m. the following morning. Work is anticipated to be completed by Saturday morning at 7:00a.m. Work will be underway 24 hours a day.
During the nighttime work, Route 126 (Pond Street) will be closed between Winthrop Street and Eliot Street and traffic will be detoured (8:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. NB and 10:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. SB).
Northbound and southbound traffic will be directed to follow the signed detour route in place and use Winthrop Street, Route 135, Prospect Street, Fruit Street and Eliot Street to avoid the work zone.
Full roadway closure operations are limited to the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change. Local access will be maintained.
This work is part of the $21 million Ashland-Route 126 Roadway Reconstruction Project which consists of full depth construction along Route 126 (Pond Street) for 1.7 miles.
