Clinics Demolition: Fruit Street closure on day shift impacting employee parking and pedestrian traffic on Saturday, Jan. 19th to Monday, Jan. 21
Saturday, January 19th
Parking
Continued demolition of the Clinics Building will require the construction of a safety zone around the demolition site. This will result in a few changes in parking and traffic flow :
1. Fruit Street will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 7:15 am to 2:00 pm.
2. Day-shift employee parking will be shifted to the Yawkey Garage during this period.
3. Patients and visitors will park in the Fruit and Parkman Street garages.
MGH employees driving to work between 6:00 am and 7:15 am on Saturday, January 19, will be directed to park in the Yawkey Garage. The entrances to the Fruit and Parkman Street garages will be closed. Employees will have their MGH Photo ID access badge programmed to work on the Yawkey Building card readers. There will be "directed parking" in the Yawkey Garage that day. MGH Police, Security, and Outside Services staff will be directing drivers into the next available space. Employees arriving at the Yawkey Garage at approximately 7:15 am will be directed by members of the Police, Security, and Outside Services staff into the Fruit Street Garage.
Pedestrian Route
Fruit Street will be closed to all pedestrian traffic from 7:15 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 19. All pedestrians walking between the main lobby and the Yawkey Center, Proton Center, MEEI, and the Charles/MGH MBTA station will be directed to the covered Yawkey Path down North Grove Street and through the Fruit Street Garage.
Sunday, January 20
Normal operations, no changes due to construction.
Monday, January 21
Demolition activity on this holiday will require closing down Fruit Street between Yawkey Way and the MEEI building only. This will not affect parking access, or egress to any of the garages. MGH employees should park in the Fruit and Parkman Street garages as they usually do on a holiday. Pedestrians traveling to and from MEEI will not be able to use the Fruit Street sidewalk during construction and will be directed to use the Yawkey Path.
For questions on traffic control, please contact Joe Crowley, Senior Manager, Outside Services at 4-3786.
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