Massachusetts Department of Transportation announces street closure for 6 weeks as part of Route 79/Davol Street project in Fall River

Massachusetts Department of Transportation is issuing an update on the Route 79/Davol Street project and how it will impact drivers.

MassDOT will temporarily close President Avenue Westbound to Davol Street Southbound beginning on or about June 16th. All traffic will be detoured to the Brightman Street U-turn. This closure will be in place 24 hours a day for approximately six weeks.

Traffic traveling west on President Avenue to Davol Street Southbound will be temporarily detoured to the Brightman Street U-turn:

• Turn right at the President Avenue / Davol Northbound intersection
• Continue north approximately 0.4 miles to the Brightman Street U-turn and turn left
• Continue approximately 300 feet to Davol Street Southbound intersection and turn left onto Davol Street Southbound and continue to your destination

Davol Street and Route 79 run along the Taunton Riverfront in Fall River. Currently, access between the neighborhoods and the waterfront is limited, and the corridor lacks bicycle accommodations. MassDOT is redesigning the mile-long corridor to improve mobility, connectivity, and safety along and across Route 79 and Davol Street. The corridor will be transformed into a multi-modal urban boulevard, connecting the neighborhoods to the Taunton River while promoting economic growth by creating new development parcels to contribute to economic development.