BOURNE, Mass. (AP/WHDH) — It’s not yet summer, but motorists are already being warned about possible traffic headaches on Cape Cod.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reducing the Sagamore Bridge to one lane in each direction for repairs starting Monday. The bridge that opened in 1935 carries Route 6 across the Cape Cod Canal.
Heads up – Travel lane restrictions scheduled for Sagamore Bridge: During the scheduled times for work, travel over the Sagamore Bridge will be reduced from two lanes in each direction to ONE WIDER 12-FOOT LANE IN EACH DIRECTION. @7News
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) April 2, 2018
The $1.7 million project includes the replacement of bridge joints on the roadway, repair of corroded steel and concrete supports at the affected joints, patching of damaged pavement surfaces, and replacement of deteriorated waterproof membranes along the curbs.
The work is expected to last until late May, right before the Memorial Day weekend.
Similar work on the Bourne Bridge is scheduled for September.
Once the Sagamore bridge is done similar work on the Bourne Bridge is scheduled to be conducted in the fall of 2018. Bourne Bridge work is scheduled to start on Sept. 6 and continue through about Nov. 28. @7News
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) April 2, 2018
The Army Corps of Engineers maintains and operates both spans.
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