Barnstable Bridge Work Closes Part Of Route 149 Overnight

BARNSTABLE, MA — Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials have finished phase one of the Route 149 bridge project in Barnstable. Phase two will bring another road closure overnight on Monday.

Barnstable officials announced that stage two of the project includes temporary barrier resetting and temporary impact attenuator resetting. Once complete, temporary line painting will be installed for the new traffic shift on Route 149.

For this to be accomplished, officials will close both entrances to the bridge of Route 149 over Route 6 starting at 8 p.m. on Monday night. The road will be re-opened on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m.

In the event of rain, work on the bridge will be canceled on Monday and moved to Tuesday.

Detours have been established, and those details are below:

Detour for 149 Northbound Traffic

1. Take second exit on roundabout to service Road East
2. Follow Service Road to the intersection of Oak Street
3. Turn left on to Oak Street, follow to the end, turn left onto Iyannough Road
4. At stop sign turn left onto Main Street follow to Parker Road, turn left on to Parker Road
5. Follow Parker Road, take slight right turn onto Church Street
6. Follow Church Street to end turn left onto Meeting House Way, straight to bridge

Detour for 149 Southbound Traffic

1. From Meeting House Way turn left onto Church Street
2. Slight left on to Parker Road, follow Parker Road to Main Street
3. Turn right onto Main Street, follow Main Street to the intersection of Main Street and Iyannough Road
4. Turn right on to Iyannough Road, then take next right onto Oak Street
5. Follow Oak Street to the intersection of Oak Street and Service Road
6. Turn right on to Service Road, follow Service Road to the Roundabout @ Route 149