Tracking the Bourne
and Sagamore Bridge
Rebuild.
Plain-language updates on the rebuild of the Cape's two big bridges. Live traffic, weekly news, the full eleven-year timeline.
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Year 1 of 11 Some dates have moved $2.42B of $4.50B funded
Three teams are bidding to build the new Sagamore. Final bids are due in May 2027, and MassDOT expects to hire the winner in late 2027. The federal environmental review is done. MassDOT has not yet said the final permits are all in hand.
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All updatesThree Teams Are Bidding to Build the New Sagamore
MassDOT asked three teams to bid on the new Sagamore Bridge, and the federal government released $956 million to build it. Here is who is bidding and what…
MassDOT Answered the Sagamore Hearing Questions
MassDOT posted written answers to the questions people asked at the July Sagamore hearing. Traffic, bike detours, the old bridge and what is not in the project, in…
Cape Cod Bridges Advisory Group Meeting: September 8 in Buzzards Bay
MassDOT briefs the Cape Cod Bridges Advisory Group on Tuesday, September 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Mass Maritime in Buzzards Bay. It is a public meeting…
Why the Sagamore Has Been Banging Since May
MassDOT started driving test piles near the Sagamore on May 5, 75 to 90 feet down, to find out what the ground will hold. It was scheduled for…
The two bridges over the Cape Cod Canal carry every car, every truck and every load of groceries onto the Cape. Replacing them is the biggest building project in the Cape's history. We track it every week, in plain English, for everyone who needs to know.
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