Sagamore Bridge

The public sector is feeling the strain of soaring inflation, too: officials now expect that a once-in-a-generation infrastructure overhaul in Allston will cost $300 million more than estimated, and the price of replacing the Cape Cod bridges could more than double. Outlining a series of projects that will feature in an upcoming application for competitive federal grants, Transportation Secretary Jamey…

Plans to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges connecting Cape Cod to the rest of Massachusetts will go forward even as Congress works to nail down funding for two new replacement bridges, members of the state’s congressional delegation said this week. A $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill recently approved by the U.S. Senate includes about $8 billion for Massachusetts — with…

The gateway to Cape Cod is operating at full capacity again after critical repairs were conducted on the Bourne Bridge. Work on the bridge has been completed ahead of schedule, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday. All lanes were expected to be open by 3 p.m. The construction contractor for the project, R. Zoppo Corporation of Stoughton,...

Repair work on the Bourne Bridge has begun ahead of schedule and is on track to be completed before the start of summer. The project was originally scheduled to begin this fall, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. After completing repairs of the Sagamore Bridge early, workers were able to move on to the...

Repair work on the Sagamore Bridge is ahead of schedule and set to be completed Sunday, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Beginning Sunday, all lanes on the bridge are expected to be open to travel across the Cape Cod Canal. Due to the repairs being completed quicker than expected, the same team will begin work on...

The Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts, was temporarily closed Saturday night after a crash and spill across lanes, officials said. The bridge was limited to one-way travel due to a car crash sometime around or before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, according to the Bourne Police Department. They reported at 10:33 p.m. that debris on the road would cause delays. Travel…

A crash involving a car and truck Wednesday afternoon on the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts, left the car partially crushed, but the 86-year-old driver walked away with minor bruises. Troopers responded to the crash on Route 6 eastbound at 11:38 a.m. where they said a Mercury Marquis was wedged beneath a Mack truck that belongs to a landscaping company…

Mass. DOT and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a formal memorandum of understanding Tuesday to replace the 85-year-old Bourne and Sagamore Bridges

Massachusetts will move toward what one congressman described as “a new chapter in Cape Cod’s history” through an agreement with federal officials to replace the two bridges connecting the Cape to the mainland with wider, state-controlled successors. Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. William Conde signed a formal memorandum of understanding Tuesday to embark...

Residents on Cape Cod are petitioning to shut down the Sagamore and Bourne bridges amid the coronavirus outbreak to keep out-of-towners away to prevent an overflow of their hospitals, according to a Boston Herald report.  The petition to close the bridges has nearly 6,000 signatures. The petition states the bridge closures would help stop the spread of coronavirus. “Only year-round...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recommended replacing the two narrow and often backed-up bridges that carry vehicular traffic across the Cape Cod Canal. The Corps, which oversees the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, issued its draft report Thursday following a study that weighed the advantages of rehabbing the nearly 85-year-old bridges versus replacing them entirely. The Corps determined that...

A boat that fell off of a trailer has shut down one bridge on Cape Cod in both directions.

The Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts was closed in both directions thanks to car accident between two cars.

A suspect tried to disappear from the scene of a head-on crash at the Sagamore Bridge, but police apprehended him.

A Massachusetts man is being held on $10,000 bail in connection with a hit-and-run crash near the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne Tuesday night. Gregory May, 35, of Duxbury, was arraigned Wednesday in Falmouth District Court on charges of leaving the scene of a crash. He was arrested by state police earlier in the day at a relative’s home in Bourne....

The operator of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on the Sagamore Bridge on Tuesday night allegedly fled the scene by jumping into a landscaping trailer passing by.

The operator of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on the Sagamore Bridge on Tuesday night allegedly fled the scene by jumping into a landscaping trailer passing by.

With the summer travel season approaching, momentum is building on plans to replace the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges.

Starting Monday, the Sagamore Bridge will be down to one lane on each side for repairs.

It’s not yet summer, but motorists are already being warned about possible traffic headaches on Cape Cod.