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 chosen this year. Permits are already done. Real construction at the bridge starts winter 2027.
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All updatesWhat 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…
What the New Sagamore Bridge Will Look Like
MassDOT released the design for the new Sagamore Bridge. Twelve-foot lanes, real shoulders, a walking and biking path with three overlooks, supports pulled out of the canal, and…
The Sagamore Design Hearing Is Over. You Can Still Have Your Say.
MassDOT showed the new Sagamore Bridge design Thursday night in Bourne. Comments on the hearing are due August 6. Here is what was on the table and how…
Sagamore Bridge Public Hearing: July 23 at Bourne High School
MassDOT shows the design for the new Sagamore Bridge and takes public comment Thursday, July 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bourne High School. Here is what…
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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A short note on what moved this week. No filler, no breathless takes. Just the things you'd want a Cape neighbor to flag.