TODAY: Sumner Tunnel in Boston shuts down for 8 weeks for repairs, likely affecting as many as 39,000 drivers.
The Sumner Tunnel will shut down at midnight. The road that connects East Boston with downtown will be closing through the end of August for some much-needed repairs. So if you need to get from East Boston to the rest of the city, or anywhere from Logan Airport, make sure you have a Plan B. Here are some alternatives, free of charge. for the tunnel, which was built in the 1930s.
This closure is meant to propel the project forward but it won't be the last -- the summer closure will give way to continued weekend closures in the fall, and a second summer closure is expected in 2024.Tito Rodriguez, a catering driver for Spinelli's in East Boston, says this project couldn't come at a worse time -- the summer months are when he's needed most.
"It's going to be not good," said Liam White, who lives near Northeastern University and drives through the Sumner almost everyday to visit family and friends in Eastie. "It's going to be an absolute mess on the trains," he said, noting he uses the Blue Line to get to and from work everyday.
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