DOT: Rte. 16 Bridge Project Should Finish This Week

Work on the Rte. 16 bridge over Rte. 9 should be wrapped up by the end of the week if weather holds, according to the Department of Transportation.

The project, which rebuilt the bridge, replacing the superstructure and center pier, according to the DOT's website, only has a few more days of construction left. The site also lists 2003 as the starting year of the project. 

Adam Hurtubise, DOT spokesman, said final pavement on Rte. 16 was finished early this week. Traffic marking is scheduled for tonight and Thursday night, and a brick crosswalk is expected to be finished by today.

A crash attenuator is expected to be installed along Rte. 9 tonight.

Throughout last week,  from June 20 thru June 26,  Hurtubise said, all the curb work was completed, the sidewalk in front of the Wellesley Community Center at 219 Washington St. was begun, as was installation of the brick crosswalk, and most of a concrete encased conduit was finished. Drainage structures along the bridge were raised and waiting for a final pavement, and final paving on Rte. 9 was finished. Work on a bridge waterproofing membrane and bridge binder course on Rte 16 was underway.

After today, Hurtibise said, crews will continue to clean up the site. "If the weather holds, we should be substantially complete by the end of this week," he said.