$372m grant awarded to Mass. for Cape Cod bridge replacement project

BOURNE, Mass — A $372 million grant has just been awarded to MassDOT and the Army Corps of Engineers to help replace the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges.

The Mega (National Infrastructure Project Assistance) grant program is awarding the money as the dual bridges have begun to feel their age.

A report released in October detailed how the two bridges are impacting local communities, businesses, and residents.

The Bourne and the Sagamore Bridges, owned by the federal government, were built in 1933.

The bridges are the sole access point for the more than 35 million vehicles that cross the canal each year, and serve as the main gateway to Cape Cod for more than 260,000 Cape and Islands residents and over 5 million visitors annually, lawmakers wrote.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey wrote on social media that the grant is just the first step to gaining more funding.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the owner of the bridges. The Corps will maintain control of the existing bridges until the new bridges are completed, at which point control of the new structures will be transferred to the state.

The Corps has warned that if the bridges weren’t replaced within the next several years, one of the spans would have to be completely closed for 18 months for maintenance.

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