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MassDOT to Install Wrong-Way Driver Signage on Route 128

MassDOT will add wrong-way-driver warning signage on Route 128 ramps to prevent further tragedies. Crews are scheduled to begin the weekday daytime installation work next Tuesday, according to a report from Swampscott Patch headlined "North Shore Route 128 Wrong-Way Driver Measures Aim …

SWAMPSCOTT — MassDOT plans to install new wrong-way-driver warning signage along Route 128 ramps on the North Shore, with weekday daytime installation work set to begin next Tuesday, according to a report from Swampscott Patch.

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"North Shore Route 128 Wrong-Way Driver Measures Aim To Prevent More Tragedies": MassDOT crews will begin installing new wrong-way-driver signage along Route 128 ramps during weekday daytime work starting next Tuesday, Swampscott Patch reports. The effort is part of a broader push to prevent additional tragedies on the highway, which serves North Shore commuters, including drivers who use ramps near Swampscott (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/s/kn460/north-shore-route-128-wrong-way-driver-measures-aim-to-prevent-more-tragedies).

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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