MassDOT Schedules Temporary Overnight Closures on Faunce Corner Road

DARTMOUTH — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced today that segments of Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic overnight from Monday, August 28, through Friday, September 15.

Segments of Faunce Corner Road, from Route 6 to Cross Road, will be closed nightly from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. There will be no work scheduled for Labor Day weekend, September 1 through September 4.

The closure is necessary to allow for final roadway paving and line stripping. Access to businesses will be maintained at all times during business operating hours.

The detour routes are:

Traveling on Route 6 Westbound:
--Continue on Route 6 Westbound, past Faunce Corner Road, to Cross Road
--Right onto Cross Road
--Follow Cross Road until it intersect with Faunce Corner Road

Traveling on Route 6 Eastbound:
--Turn left onto Cross Road
--Follow Cross Road until it intersect with Faunce Corner Road

Traveling South on Faunce Corner Road:
--Turn right onto Cross Road
--Follow Cross Road until it intersect with Route 6

Traveling North on Faunce Corner Road:
--Turn left onto Cross Road
--Follow Cross Road until it intersect with Route 6

MassDOT advises motorists to seek alternate routes during these times.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and/or may be impacted should any sort of emergency situation occur.

--MassDOT release