Mother Nature may be taking her time bringing us spring weather, but one thing that isn’t taking it’s time is work on the new Bates Bridge – Cianbro contractors are ahead of schedule and work is 17% complete.
Crews working on barges set up within the river have finished both the installation and excavation of the cofferdams for the new pier locations. As you may recall from our last update, Cianbro has implemented a new traffic management setup to facilitate roadway construction on the Groveland side. This phase also creates a work zone for the contractor to start work on the new southerly bridge abutment.
Pile installation in the area of the north abutment and the northeast retaining wall on the Haverhill side of the river has again commenced, after being on hold due to weather conditions from the winter. On the Groveland side, utility relocation work continues along Main Street.
To see pictures, go to the Groveland/Haverhill Bates Bridge Reconstruction page.
