Boston-bound traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike will be slowed Monday afternoon in Charlton for emergency bridge work, officials said.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation didn't say what work needed to be done on the highway bridge over Brookfield Road, at mile marker 82.3.

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But two lanes of the eastbound side of the highway were set to be closed for hours on Monday afternoon.

MassDOT urged drivers to avoid the stretch of highway and find other ways to travel on Monday.

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