Traffic & Transit

Route 149 In Barnstable Will Close For Bridge Work Next Week

Route 149 will be closed at each bridge approach overnight starting on May 1. Here's what to know.

This post is a press release from the Town of Barnstable.

BARNSTABLE, MA — From Monday, May 1 through Thursday, May 5, 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and its contractor, SPS New England, will be performing bridge barrier repair on bridges B-01-11 and B-01-6, over Route 149 and Route 6. Work will occur overnight during the hours of 8:00PM and 5:30AM, weather pending, and will include milling, paving, line striping, sawing and sealing of joints.

As a result, Route 149 will be closed at each bridge approach, with a full detour in place. Motorists traveling during the overnight hours should expect delays, reduce speed and use caution. Turn-by-turn detour instructions are provided below.

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Detour for 149 Northbound Traffic

1. Take second exit on roundabout to service Road East

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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. Sight 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.


To view real-time road closures and detours, please visit the Waze Live Map located at: https://www.waze.com/live-map.

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