Sumner Tunnel

Boston’s Sumner Tunnel will no longer need to be closed on weekends, as the major rehabilitation project that’s required the key roadway to repeatedly close, MassDOT says.

Boston’s Sumner Tunnel reopened to traffic at 5 a.m. Monday before the morning commute. The tunnel had been closed since July 5 as part of a $160 million multi-year restoration project aimed at improving roadway safety and climate resiliency. Crews completed extensive work during the 31-day closure, including the removal of existing asphalt, rehabilitation of the concrete roadway, replacement of…

The Sumner Tunnel in Boston is closed for the next month, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is encouraging motorists in the city to “Ditch the Drive” by taking public transportation, including the Blue Line, which is free for riders during the tunnel closure. About 39,000 drivers use the tunnel every day. The important artery connects East Boston to the…

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is encouraging motorists in Boston to avoid driving during the monthlong Sumner Tunnel closure, and instead is providing different travel options to navigate the city. The Sumner Tunnel will shut down July 5 and will remain closed until Aug. 5. To handle travel disruptions caused by the closure, subway, Commuter Rail, bus and ferry services…

Traffic delays are being reported after an overheight tractor-trailer got stuck in the Sumner Tunnel on Tuesday morning. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said in a social media post shortly after 11 a.m. that the left lane is closed. There was no immediate word on how long the delays could last. The mile-long Sumner Tunnel, located in East Boston, takes…

The Sumner Tunnel in Boston will be closed for one month this summer, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The tunnel will close on July 5 and will reopen on Aug. 5, officials said, a month earlier than originally planned. There will be more weekend closures both before and after the month-long project, MassDOT said. The closure is the…

More signs will be added around the Sumner Tunnel in Boston to help remind truck drivers of height restrictions, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Monday. This comes after several incidents of over height trucks getting stuck in the tunnel, MassDOT said. “Safety is our number one priority when it comes to drivers on our highways,” said Transportation Secretary Monica…

Just in time for the holiday weekend, the Sumner Tunnel reopened overnight after a closure that stretched almost two months.

The light at the end of the tunnel is here. Closed since July 5, Boston’s Sumner Tunnel reopened at 1:14 a.m. Friday ahead of Labor Day weekend. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation called the project “a $160 million investment in the Commonwealth’s infrastructure.” Workers removed the suspended ceiling to make way for over 700 concrete arches, MassDOT said. The project…

With Labor Day Weekend kicking off, many are getting ready to hit the roads as early as Thursday to get to their holiday destinations. For Boston area travelers, there’s a change that could help to ease congestion: The Sumner Tunnel will reopen Friday – and be open throughout the holiday weekend – after being closed for 8 weeks. Meanwhile, the…

Days before the Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen to traffic after a two-month shutdown for restoration work, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will tour the site with outgoing Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca and other officials Wednesday afternoon. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, Undersecretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt and MBTA General Manager Philip Eng are also slated to attend the hard hat…

Boston’s Sumner Tunnel has been closed for three weeks now with crews moving to make repairs so it’ll reopen before Labor Day. The project’s not even halfway done, but the work is apparently going well with very few surprises. “The work is pretty straightforward. It’s just the amount of it,” said John McInerney, District 6 Highway Director for the...

The major traffic from the closure of the Sumner Tunnel is having a ripple effect on food-insecure communities in the Boston area as trips to the Salvation Army food pantry in Haverhill are taking twice as long.

It’s all brake lights and long backups on the roads detouring drivers around the Sumner Tunnel closure. The routes leading to both the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Tobin Bridge into Boston were bumper to bumper once again for Wednesday morning’s commute. One week into the two-month shutdown and drivers in Eastie are getting the hang of it, but...

Tuesday’s morning rush hour was the worst of the Sumner Tunnel shutdown so far. Here’s what it was like.

The Sumner Tunnel is closed through the end of August for major repair work. During that time, transit officials have urged commuter to “Ditch the Drive” by taking public transportation — including the Blue Line, which is free during the tunnel closure.

As anticipated by state leaders and transportation officials, Tuesday has proven to bring major traffic headaches for drivers in the Boston area, as the Sumner Tunnel shut down closes in on the one-week mark. Transportation officials have warned that the busiest days for commuters are going to be Tuesdays through Thursdays, especially now that people are back from vacation. Traffic…

Driving around Boston’s Logan International Airport on Monday, one didn’t have to go far to see the fallout from the Sumner Tunnel closure. “It is affecting everybody,” said Billy Jo Caceres of Chelsea, Massachusetts. The impact felt particularly hard in Chelsea. With the Sumner Tunnel closed until the end of August, drivers headed to Boston from the Logan Airport...

The true test begins Monday for drivers in Boston as the impact of the Sumner Tunnel closure is expected to show its full force this week now that vacationing residents have returned.

The worst may be yet to come. Officials say we should see the full impact of the Sumner Tunnel closure in Boston this week with people back in town after Fourth of July vacations. MassDOT authorities provided an update on the tunnel shutdown Sunday, saying they expected this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to be the days with the heaviest traffic…