Traffic on Elm will resume soon

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Jersey barriers are being put up around 240 Elm and pedestrians are already being allowed to walk on the other side of Elm. Of the businesses across a street from the building, only Diva and maybe Redbones are still closed. I just got a 311 call saying Elm reopens at 9pm and Chester might reopen tomorrow.

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[cos]

This picture is much much too large to be posted here without an lj-cut. Please edit this post to put the picture behind a cut, or replace it with a small version.

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Fixed. Sorry about that. The iOS app does *not* make this obvious.

[nonelvis]

Redbones is open, according to their Twitter account.

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[ron_newman]

Thanks but could you please put the photo behind an <lj-cut> tag, or make it much smaller? Otherwise we'll have to delete this post, despite its usefulness.

[ron_newman]

Of the businesses on the north side of Elm, only Meju was open when I walked by just now. Everything else from Family Dollar to Christo's Pizza was still closed.

Latest robo-call and e-mail from the city

[ron_newman]

Hello, this is Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville with important updates regarding the partial closure of Elm St.

At approximately 9 p.m. tonight, one lane of vehicle travel will reopen on Elm St. Additionally, sidewalks will be accessible for pedestrians and, with the exception of those businesses located at the corner of Chester St., businesses along Elm St. may reopen at that time. A review will be conducted on Chester St. on Wed. morning to determine whether to reopen Chester St. As of the time that the lane on Elm St. is open, traffic patterns in Davis Sq. will return to normal. Thank you for your patience during this public safety concern in Davis Sq.

(sent at 5:10pm today. I think this means Dunkin Donuts and Diva must remain closed, but everything else can open tonight or tomorrow)