Major bridge work on I-93 in Medford begins this weekend

By Katherine Landergan, Globe Correspondent

Traffic on the highway between Stoneham and Somerville will be rerouted tonight, kicking off a traffic plan that will be used on weekends this summer while 14 bridges on Interstate 93 north of Boston are replaced, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said.

The rerouting will begin tonight at 8 p.m., through Monday, June 6, at 5 a.m. The first bridge to be replaced is on I-93 north over Riverside Avenue.