Sagamore Bridge

The first four of the 13 homes slated to be taken by eminent domain for the Sagamore Bridge reconstruction have been transferred to state ownership.

The first four property owners to have their land, home, or business taken for the new Sagamore Bridge will see their deeds transferred to the state in just a few weeks’ time.

One recognizes a hometown winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Another welcomes all to the Cape, on behalf of local 4-H clubs. A collection of community-oriented signs gives drivers stuck in bridge traffic something to read. Each one tells a story.

The state did not expect to receive the money until late 2027 or early 2028, according to Luisa Paiewonsky, head of the project for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

A draft environmental report on the Cape Cod bridges replacement project is now available for public viewing, and state transportation officials held an open house Thursday in Bourne to solicit comments and answer questions.

Sunday, June 22, marked the 90th anniversary of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges — and the railroad bridge turns 90 in December. CAI met with Samantha Gray, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger, to hear more about the history.

Separately, the state says it will mail letters this week to about 1,000 property owners near the Bourne and Sagamore bridges whose property workers may need to access temporarily for the bridge project.

Sagamore Bridge neighbors who stand to lose their homes for the replacement bridge, or who will end up living directly next to the bridge, spoke directly to the state’s head of the project at a public forum last night in Bourne.

Community meetings with the state's leader of the Cape bridges replacement project start Tuesday, April 15th. Meanwhile, the federal funding committed for the Sagamore has yet to hit state coffers.

Following on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent recommendation last month, calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges for risk in the event of a vessel collision.