Sagamore Bridge Work Is Done, Traffic Restrictions To Be Lifted

BOURNE, MA — Give thanks to whatever god or entity you believe in Cape Codders, because the Sagamore Bridge traffic nightmare is finally over.

The necessary repairs on the bridge have been completed and the lane restrictions are set to be removed on Thursday afternoon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cape Cod Canal officials said.

Temporary line striping will be put down on Thursday, and the contractor for the project will return over the weekend to complete permanent line striping and remove the remaining road signage. That will be done overnight, officials said.

Work on the bridge included concrete and pavement repairs on the bridge roadway, repair of deteriorated steel supports, maintenance of bridge joints, and repairs to the concrete abutment structures, officials said.

Work crews also performed maintenance work on the bridge lighting and drainage systems.

The bridge repairs caused serious traffic-related headaches for police and local drivers, which prompted Bourne police to install traffic restrictions in the area of Adams Street, specifically at the intersections with Sandwich Road and Cranberry Highway.

Those will also be a thing of the past starting this week.

The Sagamore and Bourne Bridge provide the only roadway connection on and off Cape Cod for the 263,000 residents of the Cape and Islands, as well as 5 million annual visitors, MassDOT said.

Both are slated to be replaced, and the project has a total estimated cost of $3.976 billion. It would replace both bridges and improve the adjoining roadway network. It will also provide for better bicycle and pedestrian access.