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By - Associated Press - Saturday, April 24, 2021
BOSTON (AP) - Repairs to one of the two bridges connecting Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts have wrapped up ahead of schedule.
The completion of the work on the Sagamore Bridge means crews will be start work sooner on the other span, the Bourne Bridge.
All lanes of traffic will be open on the Sagamore Bridge as of Sunday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday. That’s about a month earlier than expected.
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BOURNE A single-vehicle crash added to the already traffic-congested bridges on Wednesday afternoon, according to state police Trooper James DeAngelis.
At around 3:30 p.m., a 2007 Toyota Prius crashed into the end of the guardrail at the base of the Bourne Bridge, DeAngelis said. The 17-year-old driver, and only occupant of the vehicle, was taken to Falmouth Hospital with minor injuries, he said.
Members of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation were deployed shortly after to fix the guardrail, DeAngelis said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.
As of 5 p.m., traffic remained backed up leading to the Bourne Bridge. Similarly, the Sagamore Bridge was backed up in both directions due to routine repair work being done by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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By WXTK News
Apr 22, 2021
A car crashed at the base of the Bourne Bridge on Wednesday, causing a traffic backup.
According to the Massachusetts state police, a 17-year-old driving a car crashed at around 3:30 p.m. and was taken to Falmouth Hospital for minor injuries.
The crash happened while the other access point for Cape Cod, the Sagamore Bridge, is undergoing maintenance work.
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