Speen Street Closes Overnight For Weeklong Paving Project

Speen Street will close to through traffic overnight this week as crews mill and repave the roadway, according to a town announcement issued Sunday evening. It's the most concrete disruption on the town's radar for Natick drivers over the next several days.

TOWN HALL

The town's News Flash service announced overnight milling and paving operations on Speen Street running the week of Monday, August 17, through Friday, August 21. All work will take place during overnight hours, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Speen Street will be closed to through traffic during those hours each night. The town did not specify detour routes in its announcement; drivers who rely on Speen Street after dark this week should plan alternate paths home.

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Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.