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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Bridge Rebuild Status
Year 1 of 11 On schedule $2.42B of $4.50B funded
The team that will build the new Sagamore is being picked now. The federal environmental review is done. Final permits are still ahead. MassDOT expects to award the construction contract in late 2027.
Latest
All updatesCape 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 Cape Cod Bridges Cleared Their Federal Environmental Review
MassDOT announced on August 10 that the federal environmental review for the Bourne and Sagamore replacement is complete. The combined Final EIS and Record of Decision was signed…
What People Told MassDOT at the Sagamore Hearing
Bourne wants a written agreement. Kids are late to school. The Fourth of July came up all night. Here is what residents and officials said at the July…
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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