Replacing two Cape Cod Canal bridges for an estimated $1 billion rather than rehabilitating them would be more cost-effective, according to a federal study announced on Oct. 3.
The draft of the long-awaited Major Rehabilitation Evaluation report, proposes two bridges built parallel to the existing Bourne and Sagamore crossings that include “the four authorized travel lanes and two additional auxiliary lanes…with appropriate bike/pedestrian access,” said District Engineer Col. William Conde, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.