Sagamore Bridge construction underway '24 hours a day every day' through May
BOURNE - Major construction on the Sagamore Bridge started Monday.
The maintenance work will reduce traffic to a single lane in both directions for "24 hours a day every day until the project is completed," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in an email to WBZ-TV Monday.
Anyone using the bridge is urged to allow for extra time, especially during rush hour.
"This maintenance work is critical to maintaining the structural integrity of the Sagamore Bridge," the Corps said in a statement earlier this month.
"Work will include concrete and pavement repairs on the bridge roadway, repair of deteriorated steel supports, maintenance of bridge joints, repairs to the concrete abutment structures, and maintenance to the bridge lighting and drainage systems."
The work is expected to end before the busy Memorial Day weekend.