Closures on Route 141, Route 5 in Holyoke this week
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Holyoke Police Department has announced that from Monday to Wednesday, road work will be conducted on Route 141 and Route 5, resulting in road closures.
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Police said that Route 141 will be closed from Old Jarvis Avenue to Route 5 from Monday night until 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The same closures will occur from Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. until Wednesday at 6:00 a.m.
Drivers in the area should reduce speed and use caution when navigating the area, and seek alternate routes as necessary.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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