The Sumner Tunnel is closed 24/7 from July 5 through the end of August. Here are the ways to get around what officials say will be disruptive traffic, from MBTA trains to ferries to buses.
And while the tunnel primarily brings traffic from East Boston and Logan International Airport to the city's downtown and other points west, state transportation experts expect the closure to have a regional impact.
"It cannot be understated," said Massachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, adding the tunnel closure and spillover traffic will make it"very, very difficult" for those living in or regularly traveling through the area. Officials expect drivers to detour roughly evenly between the Tobin Bridge and the Ted Williams Tunnel, which are the only two other options for driving into Boston from East Boston, the North Shore and Logan airport. And as Gulliver notes, those two routes already see high levels of traffic congestion under normal conditions. He says traffic during the Sumner closure could lengthen some commutes by up to an hour.
"Ditch the drive so that you don't even have to be in the congestion," he said."And the more people do that, the better it's going to be."
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