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Jarren Duran’s big All-Star Game performance last night has me wondering if I should take up coloring books, too. The Red Sox are off until Friday, but (for better or worse) there’s no break from the news:
Your new arrival time: Massachusetts officials are a few years away from starting work on the first new Cape Cod bridge. Gov. Maura Healey told reporters yesterday the state is aiming to break ground on the new Sagamore Bridge “by 2027, if not sooner.” Her comments came during a press conference celebrating
the $1 billion federal grant the project won last week. Previously, the state had eyed 2028 to start construction on the new Sagamore Bridge. But with the new grant, Healey’s office feels “confident” about a 2027 groundbreaking.
now committed $1.7 billion to the project and the state is pitching in another $700 million. The milestone comes after the Healey administration changed its strategy last year and began applying only for funding to replace the Sagamore (rather than packaging the Sagamore and Bourne replacement projects together.) The cost of replacing both bridges is estimated to be $4.5 billion.
How long will it take? Construction will likely last eight to 10 years, according to state Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver. That puts the completion date in the mid-to-late 2030s.
What about the Bourne Bridge? Don’t worry, they still plan to replace that one, too. Having secured funding for the Sagamore, Healey says the focus shifts to getting grants to the aging span to the west: “Tomorrow we get after the Bourne Bridge.
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