Route 44 may be closed overnight on Friday, Oct. 10, as the State DOT paves the section of road currently used for through traffic in the area where it is constructing a retaining wall west of the village center.
It is unclear at this point whether traffic will be directed over the gravel lane on the north where work is underway, or whether the whole road will be closed and traffic will be directed over Old Colony Road for one night while the milling and paving is underway.
Traffic has been diverted to the southern lane for more than a year and the pavement has deteriorated dramatically under the constant wear, making travel rough and winter maintenance difficult.