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Protesters Plan to Disrupt Commute in Boston Wednesday Morning, Officials Warn

MassDOT officials didn't say which group planned the protest, and it wasn't clear what roads or other routes they would be blocking

By Asher Klein • Published September 20, 2022 • Updated on September 21, 2022 at 9:10 am

FIVE PROTESTERS ARRESTED: Click here for live updates on the situation Wednesday morning.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is warning travelers in the Boston area of a planned protest Wednesday morning that could disrupt the commute.

A protest group was discussing plans to interrupt travel on "several routes" at about 7 a.m., the agency said in a tweet. It wasn't immediately clear what routes would be blocked or how.

Advisory for #Boston area travelers: a protest group has notified the media it plans to disrupt travel along several routes in the Boston area Wednesday morning, 9/21, at approximately 7 a.m. Exact locations not yet announced.
— Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) September 20, 2022