Massport Asks Travelers Not To Drive To Logan Airport During Sumner Tunnel Closure

By Brandon Truitt, CBS Boston

June 21, 2023

EAST BOSTON - People who live in East Boston have dealt with a year's worth of weekend closures of the Sumner Tunnel. Starting July 5, that tunnel will close seven days a week for two months. State and local officials are working overtime to get out the word that the closure's impacts will be far-reaching.

"It's going to be tough," said Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta. The democrat was raised in East Boston and represents both sides of the Sumner Tunnel with East Boston and the North End in her jurisdiction.

Coletta spoke on the concern over the impacts the closure will have when it comes to backup on local streets. "I hear this every single day from my constituents. They call my office, they email me. I walk a lot and drive sometimes, and I see the backup myself," Coletta said. "Just with any transit network, people try to find the path of least resistance, and with Waze and Google Maps they tell you the fastest way is through East Boston."

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