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Editor's note (12/12/2023 12:30 a.m.): A road closure on Route 109 has ended that was originally reported on December 21, 2023 in the story, "Detours Designated as Route 109 at Medfield/Millis Line Closes Due to Flooding."
Route 109, which had been closed at the Medfield/Millis line due to Charles River flooding, is reopen as of Saturday afternoon, December 23rd, according to an announcement by Medfield Police on X and Millis Police on Facebook. The original Westwood Minute article appears below.
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Charles River flooding closes portion of Route 109, forces detours
Route 109 at the Medfield/Millis line is currently closed, and will be closed indefinitely, due to flooding from the Charles River, announced local towns and police departments on social media in Westwood, Medfield, and Millis on December 21, 2023.
According to a Medfield Police and Westwood Police postings on X, detours will be as follows:
For westbound traffic headed from Medfield to Millis: Route 109 to Route 27 to Dover Road to Route 109.
For eastbound traffic from Millis to Medfield: Route 109 to Dover Road to Route 27.
The river is expected to crest Friday morning, December 22, 2023, and recede over the next two days.
Yay Westwood! To look up whether specific items are recyclable in our carts (only clean paper, cardboard, bottles, cans and rigid containers), check out the searchable Recyclopedia here https://recyclesmartma.org/
Has there been a breakdown of how much of the contaminated recycling comes from commercial vs. residential recycling bins?
Sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 35 degrees. Sunny during the morning, clear during the afternoon and evening,
The rebooted project has been described as about 20 percent smaller in square footage and about $1.62 million or 4 percent less expensive than the prior proposal, using dollars not adjusted for inflation.…. Is this really better?
No. But it’s only going to get worse. Just like it would have been better to build a combined station. Let’s just vote Yes before it gets any worse.
Get worse? It did. This latest plan is a farce. 40,000,000? So much for the steering committee doing their research. Anybody take the time to read the opponent's reference in the question #10 mailing from the town? His example being what thery did in Rockland? About what we could get for so much less.