Laurel Street Bridge Reopens As MassDOT Project Moves Forward

WORCESTER, MA — The Laurel Street Bridge is set to reopen on Friday morning, signaling the end of a construction stretch that has affected traffic in the area.

City officials announced that the bridge would be closed from Mar. 26 to Apr. 3 at 7 a.m.due to ongoing MassDOT roadwork to install the new bridge beams for the first phase of the project. Laurel Street will be reopened to one-way (eastbound) traffic on Friday.

With the bridge reopening, drivers can expect traffic flow to return to normal in the area and detours and temporary traffic patterns to be lifted. Worcester drivers should still use caution as any final work wraps up.

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The Laurel Street Bridge work is part of a larger MassDOT reconstruction project involving multiple bridges over Interstate 290 in Worcester. The project cost is estimated to be more than $19 million, according to a state database.

Specifically at Laurel Street, the project includes replacing the bridge, roadway, and beams, and repairing the supports underneath. Work will also go on at the nearby Harrison Street bridge.

The bridge's reopening doesn’t mean the project is done; it just means this phase is complete.

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