The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has advised there will be Route 20 lane and road closures at the Route 20 and Oxbow Road intersection. The closures began April 14.

According to the DOT website, Stage 1 involves temporary single lane closures in each direction on Route 20, between Oak Drive and Pioneer Drive in Oxford. While the right lane of Route 20 eastbound and westbound are closed, traffic will be shifted towards the center of the roadway. Stage 1 will be in place for approximately three weeks while crews construct the northern and southern portions of the roundabout at Oxbow Road.

Stage 2 will begin immediately following the completion of the northern and southern portions of the roundabout and will be in place for approximately three weeks. This stage will shift traffic on Route 20 eastbound and westbound from the center of the roadway to the outside lanes of the roundabout. In this stage, traffic will need to slow their speeds to 15 miles per hour while approaching the new roundabout to travel through the intersection.

To support construction of the roundabout, the Mass. DOT will implement a temporary overnight closure of Route 20 eastbound, between Oxbow Road and Leicester Street, from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25 through 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26. Traffic will be detoured.

Emergency vehicles will have access at all times and local access will be provided during the temporary closure. Police details will be used to control traffic at major intersections along the detour route.

Detour Routes for April 25 and 26 are as follows: Eastbound traffic, can use the following detour:

• Turn left onto Oxbow Road, then turn left onto Hammond Hill Road

• Turn right onto Stafford Street

• Turn right onto Leicester Street (Route 56)

• Turn left onto Route 20 and continue to your destination

Weather and unexpected circumstances make all construction activities subject to change without notice

Mass. DOT is redesigning and reconstructing Route 20 in Charlton and Oxford to improve safety and traffic operations. Proposed work includes widening the roadway, replacing bridges over the Little River and the French River, adding sidewalks and shared use paths, installing a median barrier, improving safety and traffic operations at various intersections, and enhancing storm-water treatment.