Latest Route 79 Fall River Massachusetts News Reports
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Serious crash shuts down Route 24 in Fall River
- Massachusetts
- Route 24 N
- source: Bing
- 341 views
- Nov 17, 2023 03:12am
Drivers who use Route 24 North in Fall River are urged to take a different route to work Friday morning. All travel lanes are blocked between Route 79 and Industrial Park Road due to a crash with ... Read More
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Massachusetts State Police, Fall River Fire and EMS respond to multi-vehicle highway rollover crash with injuries
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Sep 05, 2026 05:43am
According to Massachusetts State Police, at just before 8:30 p.m., Troopers from the Dartmouth Barracks were dispatched to reports of a rollover crash in the median of Route 79 by Main Street. Fall ... Read More
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Route 79 is done. So why are people still stuck in Fall River traffic?
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Mar 02, 2026 01:17am
Davol Street construction is over, but traffic backups continue in Fall River. Could it be a problem with the traffic light timing? Read More
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Mass. seeks developers for 25-acre Fall River waterfront site
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Feb 04, 2026 01:25am
The state is looking for bidders to build atop newly available land along Fall River's waterfront where a highway stood for generations. Read More
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Fall River waterfront road construction project puts permanent traffic shift in place
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Aug 19, 2025 02:04am
The Route 79 roadwork project is looking more like its final stages, with a permanent shift in driving lanes. What to know in 60 seconds. Read More
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MassDOT: Fall River's Route 79 expressway closing in February
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 18, 2023 4:00pm
Say goodbye to Fall River's Route 79 highway. MassDOT is shutting it down forever. Dan Medeiros The Herald News ... Read More
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Route 79 roadwork: Part of Davol Street to close for construction
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Sep 23, 2024 5:00pm
Your Route 79 shutdown and construction questions answered Say goodbye to Fall River's Route 79 highway. MassDOT is shutting it down forever. A 3-year electrical job is beginning on the Braga Bridge. Read More
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Fall River roadwork: Route 79 traffic pattern changing for 6 weeks
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79 N
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jun 10, 2025 5:00pm
FALL RIVER - Driving on the waterfront may get a little more frustrating for the next month and a half, as MassDOT is changing traffic patterns to accommodate work on the Route 79-Davol Street ... Read More
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Fall River Route 79 corridor work sets up traffic changes
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Aug 04, 2025 07:28am
As the Massachusetts Department of Transportation continues to work on the route 79-Davol Street corridor improvement project, this morning will see a new change for Lindsey Street in Fall River. Read More
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MassDOT plans Route 79 roadwork in Fall River near apartment complex
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Oct 17, 2023 5:00pm
Drivers in Fall River and those with business at Commonwealth Landing will have to adjust to a new temporary traffic pattern. Here's what to know. Read More
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Mass. tractor-trailer crash sends hundreds of watermelons crashing onto highway - WCVB Channel 5
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 11, 2022 6:53pm
FALL RIVER, Mass. - A tractor-trailer rollover crash along a Massachusetts highway on Tuesday night sent hundreds of watermelons crashing onto the busy road. Read More
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Route 79 in Fall River open after watermelons spilled onto road
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 11, 2022 5:00pm
(WHDH) - Route 79 in Fall River is back open after being shut down due to a watermelon spill Tuesday night. A tractor-trailer rolled over Tuesday night, spilling the fruit all over the highway. Read More
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Say goodbye to Fall River's Route 79 highway. MassDOT is shutting it down forever.
- Massachusetts
- Route 79 N
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Jan 18, 2023 9:28pm
FALL RIVER - Now that the Route 79 expressway reconstruction project ... representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the construction team and the city laid out each ... Read More
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Somerset, MA - Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Route 6 East
- Massachusetts
- Somerset
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Aug 18, 2024 5:00pm
Somerset, MA (August 19, 2024) - Eric Mareiro, 34, from Fall River, was killed in a crash on Saturday, August 17. The accident happened around 5 p.m. on Route 6 East near Veterans Memorial Bridge. The ... Read More
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Glaciers, beaches and vineyards: The perfect New Zealand South Island road trip
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Aug 06, 2024 9:28pm
Summer through early fall ... River. The visitor center along the highway in the small town of Karamea is a good place to pick up more advice about what to see and do in this park. If you want to tack ... Read More
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Fall River has big plans for new trolley
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 19, 2024 11:30am
With the help of a $50,000 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism ... checked out the vehicle before the purchase was made. SEE ALSO: Fall River agency hires RI company to craft Route 79 master ... Read More
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MassDOT shifting lanes on Route 79 back to normal: What you need to know in 60 seconds
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jan 10, 2024 4:00pm
FALL RIVER - Traffic along Davol Street southbound should get a little less confusing starting Friday, after a temporary lane shift due to Route 79 construction work will shift back. MassDOT reduced ... Read More
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Route 79-Davol Street road work detours start Saturday in Fall River. Here's where
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Dec 07, 2023 4:00pm
FALL RIVER - As work on the Route 79-Davol Street Corridor project in Fall River continues ... Brownell and Davol streets will remain open to vehicular traffic, according to the Massachusetts ... Read More
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Death investigation underway after woman struck, killed on Route 24
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Nov 17, 2023 05:48am
Part of Route 24 in Fall River is shut down Friday morning as state police continue to investigate a crash with serious injuries. Read More
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Section of Route 24 in Fall River closed after crash
- Massachusetts
- Route 24 N
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Nov 17, 2023 06:11am
A crash in Fall River Friday morning caused '?serious injuries'? and closed a section of Route 24 north, officials said. The highway is closed at exit 8 and drivers should avoid Route 79, officials said ... Read More
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Woman killed on Route 24 in Fall River
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 24
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Nov 17, 2023 06:11am
A crash in Fall River Friday morning caused '?serious injuries'? and closed a section of Route 24 north, officials said. The highway is closed at exit 8 and drivers should avoid Route 79, officials said ... Read More
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Pedestrian hit, killed by truck on Route 24
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Nov 17, 2023 03:12am
Drivers who use Route 24 North in Fall River are urged to take a different route to work Friday morning. All travel lanes are blocked between Route 79 and Industrial Park Road due to a crash with ... Read More
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MassDOT to inspect 195 Gov't Center tunnel, rebuild Route 79 bridge: road detours ahead
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79 N
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Aug 06, 2023 05:02am
FALL RIVER - Roadworks across the city have required ... causing a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. Ongoing work on the Route 79-Davol Street Corridor project will require the removal ... Read More
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Fall River Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Arrested
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Mar 27, 2023 5:21pm
The D.A.'s Office said in a release that for several months, its state police narcotics unit was working with members of the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit on a joint investigation into fentanyl ... Read More
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Route 79 expressway in Fall River to close to begin transformation into urban boulevard
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- 1148 Davol St
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Feb 21, 2023 4:00pm
The Massachusetts Department ... Veterans Memorial Bridge and Fall River Heritage State Park. While crews work to remove the highway, traffic will be re-routed to Davol Street. Read More
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Fall River's Route 79 expressway scheduled to close today; detours are planned
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Feb 16, 2023 2:04pm
with the Route 79 expressway scheduled to be permanently closed on Feb. 27. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced that on that date, the highway lanes that run between Davol ... Read More
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Fall River's Route 79 expressway scheduled to close; detours are planned
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Feb 22, 2023 07:52am
with the Route 79 expressway scheduled to be permanently closed on Feb. 27. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced that on that date, the highway lanes that run between Davol ... Read More
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Say goodbye to Fall River's Route 79 highway. MassDOT is shutting it down forever.
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 11, 2023 06:03am
one of the first things to be broken will be the Route 79 expressway itself, with the highway scheduled to be closed for good sometime in February. At a public meeting held Wednesday evening via Zoom, ... Read More
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Goodbye to Route 79 expressway; Heavenly Arroyo convicted: Top stories
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 22, 2023 01:43am
Representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation ... End of the road:Say goodbye to Fall River's Route 79 highway. MassDOT is shutting it down forever. Heavenly Arroyo, an ... Read More
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Say goodbye to Fall River's Route 79 highway. MassDOT is shutting it down forever.
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Jan 20, 2023 03:08am
FALL RIVER - Now that the Route 79 expressway reconstruction project ... representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the construction team and the city laid out each ... Read More
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Fall River project will introduce one-way roadways to help create developable lots in city
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Dec 21, 2022 07:32am
Fall River officials celebrated ... according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MDOT says the project combines Route 79 with Davol Street which replaces the limited access highway ... Read More
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Construction underway on Route 79 corridor in Fall River
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Dec 21, 2022 3:41pm
(WPRI) - City leaders announced Wednesday that construction on the Route 79 ... Massachusetts Transportation CEO Jamey Tesler, Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, and Fall River officials ... Read More
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Fall River Watermelon Spill Sparks Sticky Situation on Route 79
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79 N
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 12, 2022 1:55pm
If you happened to be driving on Route 79 in Fall River Tuesday night, you may have seen a very unusual sight. Several tons of watermelons were strewn across the highway when a tractor-trailer truck ... Read More
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RAW: MA: TRUCK OVERTURNS SPILLING WATERMELONS
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 12, 2022 04:07am
There was a big, sticky, fruity mess on a Massachusetts highway Tuesday' After a truckload of watermelons rolled over on route 79 in Fall River. Read More
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WATCH: Watermelons Spill Onto Highway When Truck Rolls Over in Fall River
- Massachusetts
- US 20
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 12, 2022 09:14am
Countless watermelons spilled onto the road after a truck rolled over on Highway 79 in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, police said. The incident happened around 7:20 p.m. southbound ... Read More
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Watermelons spilled on Massachusetts highway
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 12, 2022 06:52am
A truck carrying watermelons crashed on a Massachusetts highway Tuesday night. Hundreds of watermelons spilled onto Route 79 when the truck flipped over on the northbound side of the highway. Once ... Read More
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Tractor-trailer crash sends hundreds of watermelons crashing onto Route 79 in Fall River
- Massachusetts
- Fall River
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Oct 12, 2022 03:27am
The truck was traveling down the southbound side of Route 79 near North Main Street when it flipped over, partially spilling its cargo of watermelons. Read More
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RAW: MA: TRUCK OVERTURNS SPILLING WATERMELONS
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 11, 2022 8:36pm
There was a big, sticky, fruity mess on a Massachusetts highway Tuesday' After a truckload of watermelons rolled over on route 79 in Fall River. Read More
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Massachusetts tractor-trailer crash sends hundreds of watermelons crashing onto highway
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 11, 2022 5:55pm
A tractor-trailer rollover crash along a Fall River highway sent hundreds of watermelons crashing onto the busy road. Read More
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Melon Mess: Tractor trailer accident spills watermelons all over Fall River highway
- Massachusetts
- Route 79
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 11, 2022 6:43pm
Massachusetts State Troopers responded to a scene of a messy tractor trailer accident on Route 79 near Fall River Tuesday evening. While there were no human casualties, the same could not be said for ... Read More
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