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Date: 1/24/2023
HOLYOKE — A portion of Interstate 391 that travels through Holyoke will be closed for the first half of the new year.
The interstate in Holyoke will be shut down for six months due to construction, specifically the northbound and southbound portions stretching through Holyoke will have new detours for motorists in thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
“The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is announcing a full closure of the bridge that carries I-391 northbound and southbound over city streets in Holyoke, starting on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The closure will last approximately six months and will allow crews to complete repairs,” MassDOT said in a statement.
MassDOT will be working on resurfacing and related work — including six bridges and drainage — along a section of Interstate 391. Cars traveling on I-391 northbound will have to get off Exit 6 to Commercial Street. Truck traffic will be directed to use Exit 5 onto Main Street.
For southbound traffic, all vehicles will be detoured down South Street, then enter I-391 southbound via the Main Street on ramp. Message boards, signs, traffic control devices and police details will be used to guide drivers through the detour.