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Upcoming Weekend Traffic Impacts: June 26 - 29

The City of Cambridge is notifying residents, businesses, and visitors of multiple temporary street closures throughout the weekend and early next week in Cambridge due to scheduled community events. Events include the City of Cambridge Dance Party, the Summer Classic 5K, and a Cambridge United community soccer watch party on Monday. 

Please follow all posted detour signage, plan ahead, and consider using alternative routes or modes of transportation.

Friday, June 26: City of Cambridge Dance Party

  • Street Closures:

    • Area surrounding City Hall (795 Mass Ave) including:

      • Mass Ave closed between Prospect St & Clinton St;

      • Inman St closed between Harvard St & Mass Ave;

      • Bigelow St closed between Mass Ave and Harvard St;

      • Temple St closed between Mass Ave & Bishop Allen Drive;

      • Bishop Allen Drive closed between Prospect St & Inman St;

      • Pleasant St closed between Mass Ave & Green St;

  • Time of Closures: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM

  • More information can be found here.

Sunday, June 28: Summer Classic 5K

  • Street Closures:
    • Sidney St from Franklin St to Pacific St, closed from 9:00-10:30
    • Franklin St, closed from Brookline St to Sidney St from 9:00-10:15
  • The race will start at 9:30AM and the following streets will be affected, not closed.
    • Mass Ave from Sidney St to Amherst St 9:30-9:42
    • Amherst St from Mass Ave to Vassar St 9:32-9:47
    • Vassar St from Amesbury St to Mass Ave 9:37-9:55
    • Waverly St from Reardon St to Putnam Ave 9:37-9:57
    • Putnam Ave from Waverly St to Brookline St 9:37-9:58
    • Brookline St from Putnam Ave to Franklin St 9:38-10:00
    • Erie St from Brookline St to Albany St 9:39-10:02
    • Albany St from Erie St to Cross St 9:39-10:05
    • Cross St from Albany St to Landsdowne St 9:42-10:06
    • Landsdowne St from Cross St to Pacific St 9:43-10:07
    • Pacific St from Landsdowne St to Brookline St 9:44-10:09
  • Time of Closure:
    • Sidney Street between Franklin Street and Pacific Street Closed from 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
  • More information can be found here.

Course of the Summer 5K, starting and ending on Sidney St in Cambridge on Sunday.


Monday, June 29: Cambridge United Soccer Event: Round of 32

  • Traffic Impacts:

    • Event will be in East Cambridge at Donnelly Field

  • Time of Closure: No street closures but traffic impacts expected.

  • More information can be found here.

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