WBUR TODAY: Beep beep: Your July Fourth traffic report
❤️ Donate Monday, June 29, 2026 ☀️ Sunny, with a high near 82. Good Morning Boston, We're in the next phase of the World Cup: the round of 32 games. And there's one at Gillette Stadium today: Germany will face off against Paraguay at 4:30 p.m. (We'll have more details on what to expect from these knockout rounds in a special newsletter coming this afternoon.) At this point, you know the drill: Summer Street will be fully closed in both directions for eight hours between Purchase Street at Dewey Square and Dorchester Avenue for fans in line for the MBTA's trains to the stadium. (A plea from the T, don't show up early to South Station; come at your designated boarding time!) The southbound HOV lane on I-93 will open early at 1 p.m., but still expect traffic delays in Boston, Foxborough and around Gillette Stadium before the match. Speaking of bumpah-to-bumpah traffic ... Not another holiday record travel weekend: Happy 250th birthday America! To celebrate, we'r...