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AND SKY EYE OVER ANOTHER
FIRE ON CONCORD ROAD.
THAT FIRE IS NOW OUT, AND NO
ONE INJURED THERE.
NOW TO A SUMMER
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT COULD
REALLY IMPACT YOUR COMMUTE.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE COM
AVENUE BRIDGE, AND THEY HAVE TO
DO WORK ON THE MASS PIKE, AND
SHUT DOWN TWO LANES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE MASS PIKE THIS
SUMMER, AND AS NICK SHOWS US,
THEY'RE GIVING THE CLOSURES A
TEST RUN THIS WEEKEND.
REPORTER: A HEADS UP TO
DRIVERS THIS WEEKEND, BOTH
DIRECTIONS OF PIKE ABOUT TO BE
REDUCED TO TWO LANES BEFORE THE
BEACON STREET OVERPASS AND
INTERCHANGE STARTING AT 11:00
TONIGHT UNTIL 5:00 A.M.
MONDAY.
THERE'S NO DENYING THAT THIS
PROJECT WILL DISRUPT THE TRAVEL
PATTERNS OF MANY CUSTOMERS.
THE LANE REDUCTION IS
CONSIDERED A DRY RUN, GEARING
UP FOR THE COM AVENUE BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
IT'S SET TO UNDERDO A MAJOR
CONSTRUCTION OPERATION
BEGINNING IN JULY.
IT'S AT THE END OF ITS
USEFUL SERVICE LIFE.
IT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG
TIME.
REPORTER: BARRIERS ARE
ALREADY IN PLACE ALONG THE
PIKE.
THEY'LL PUT IT TO THE TEST THIS
WEEKEND BY SHIFTING ALL TRAFFIC
TO EITHER THE THE EASTBOUND OR
WESTBOUND LANES.
ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE IT'S NOT MORE
DIFFICULT OR DISRUPTIVE THAN IT
HAS TO BE.
REPORTER: THIS WEEKEND ONLY
PIKE TRAFFIC WILL BE EFFECTED,
BUT IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT
STORY DURING THE ACTUAL PROJECT
THAT WILL TAKE TWO SUMMERS TO
COMPLETE.
THIS YEAR IT RUNS FROM JULY