MassDOT Is Demolishing a Highway to Give Fall River Its Waterfront Back – StreetsblogMASS

MassDOT Is Demolishing a Highway to Give Fall River Its Waterfront Back

An aerial view of Fall River's Route 79 expressway, looking south towards downtown Fall River (top left) and Mt. Hope Bay (top right). The view is dominated by the massive Route 79, which occupies 8 to 14 lanes alongside wide expanses of empty grass along Fall River's waterfront. Along the left edge of the photo is visible the densely-populated residential neighborhoods of Fall River's North End.

MassDOT’s Route 79 demolition and associated improvements on nearby surface streets are expected to be complete by 2025.