OXFORD – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it will close Oxbow Road at Route 20 in Oxford starting on Monday, April 29. the work requiring the closure is part of he Route 20 Reconstruction Project. Oxbow Road is not expected to reopen untl sometime in July.
Oxbow Road provides access to Route 20 in two locations in Oxford, less than 2.5 miles apart. The closure will occur at the entrance of the road across from Arnies Towing, which is the entrance further east and across from Arnie’s Towing.
DOT has announced detours in the area starting on Monday.
For those traveling Westbound on Route 20. pass Oxbow Road and turrn right on Oxbow Road/ Hammond Hill Road.
For those traveling on Oxbow Road that wish to travel westbound on Route 20, use one of the following:
- Head west on Oxbow Road, turn left on Glenmere Road, then tur right on Route 20 westbound; or
- Head west on Oxbow Road, tujrn left onto Oxbow Road/Hammond Hill Road, then turn right on Route 20 westbound.
The closure this weekend is part of a four-year project for complete reconstruction of Route 20 in Oxford and Charlton.Most work will be done between 7 AM to 3:30 PM, but occasionally night and weekend work will take place.
More information about the Route 20 Reconstruction Project in Charlton & Oxford project is available from the state website. About 26,000 vehicles travel along this 3.2-mile section of Route 20 through Charlton and Oxford each day, according to the DOT. The project includes widening the roadway, replacing bridges over the Little River and the French River, adding sidewalks and shared use paths, installing a median barrier, improving safety and traffic operations at various intersections, and enhancing stormwater treatment.
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