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Table of Contents
DCR Winter Storm
Open PDF file, 288.31 KB,
DCR Winter Storm Advisory: Various State-Managed Roadways
(English, PDF 288.31 KB)
The timing of DCR parking bans will be in accordance with local municipal parking bans in which these roads are located – please refer to local parking ban announcements.
Traffic Advisories
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DCR Winter Storm Advisory: Various State-Managed Roadways
(English, PDF 288.31 KB)
The timing of DCR parking bans will be in accordance with local municipal parking bans in which these roads are located – please refer to local parking ban announcements.
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Park Drive and Boylston Street
(English, PDF 296.48 KB)
Parking Ban: Sunday, February 8, 2026, 1 p.m. – Monday, February 9, 2026, 3 a.m., Road Closure: Sunday, February 8, 2026, 9 p.m. – Monday, February 9, 2026, 1 a.m.
Open PDF file, 291.25 KB,
Lynnway (southbound) from Shepard Street to Commercial Street
(English, PDF 291.25 KB)
Thursday, January 15, 2026 – Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Open PDF file, 249.52 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 249.52 KB)
Monday, October 20, 2025 – Fall 2027
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Storrow Drive (both directions) beneath the Blossom Street Footbridge
(English, PDF 272.54 KB)
Sunday, September 7, 2025, and continuing for approximately two months
Open PDF file, 108.67 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 108.67 KB)
July 19, 2025 – until further notice
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose
(English, PDF 288.31 KB)
Monday, April 28, 2025 –Monday, March 9, 2026
Open PDF file, 136.4 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Blue Hills Parkway
(English, PDF 136.4 KB)
Monday, November 6, 2023, and continuing on school days, 7:20 a.m. -7:50 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Recreational Advisories
Open PDF file, 279.93 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Western Mass Snowmobile Trails Open
(English, PDF 279.93 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 280.43 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Middle Road in Dubuque State Forest
(English, PDF 280.43 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 90.42 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Trail Safety
(English, PDF 90.42 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 102.89 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Linden Street Bridge
(English, PDF 102.89 KB)
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 293.25 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Boston Agency-Managed Ice Rinks Open for the Season on Black Friday
(English, PDF 293.25 KB)
Friday, November 28, 2025 – Sunday, April 12, 2026
Open PDF file, 333.28 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail Sudbury to Hudson
(English, PDF 333.28 KB)
Monday, April 7, 2025 – expected in 2026
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation
(English, PDF 281.8 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 290.34 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Draw Seven Park
(English, PDF 290.34 KB)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Spring 2026
Open PDF file, 337.33 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation
(English, PDF 337.33 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 354.51 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Walden Pond State Reservation
(English, PDF 354.51 KB)
Monday, January 20, 2025 – fall 2025
Open PDF file, 341 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lynn Heritage State Park
(English, PDF 341 KB)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 317.74 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Marine Park Bandstand in Boston
(English, PDF 317.74 KB)
Beginning on Friday, April 26, 2024 – indefinitely
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Red Bridge Pond State Park
(English, PDF 133.98 KB)
Effective immediately, until further notice
Open PDF file, 208.38 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Southwest Corridor Park Bike Path in Boston
(English, PDF 208.38 KB)
Thursday, May 4, 2023 – until further notice
DCR Pedestrian Advisories
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DCR Pedestrian Advisory: Blossom Street Footbridge
(English, PDF 296.52 KB)
Monday, September 29, 2025, and continuing for approximately two months
Parking Advisories
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