New Bedford drivers will have to find a way around Rt. 18 northbound at Elm Street, after MassDOT announced the road is closed for an emergency inspection.
The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge is currently shut down, with neither vehicle traffic nor marine traffic allowed to pass through as the bridge is stuck open.
Drivers in New Bedford may have noticed new signage announcing temporary weight and lane restrictions on a city overpass as work to repair the substructure begins.
The state's transportation agency is announcing detours and lane closures will be put in place on Rt. 24 and Rt. 140 in Taunton this week as work demolishing a series of bridges will take place through June 2027.
New Bedford Regional Airport will be getting an upgrade, after officials announced Monday a commitment for design and project funding from the state's transportation department.
At the first public meeting on a $100 million project to build a new bridge between New Bedford and Fairhaven, state transportation officials outlined a tentative project timeline that would see construction start in five years.
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles service center in Plymouth has been temporarily closed due to a burst water pipe that caused flooding on Sunday.