Sagamore Bridge

If replacing the bridges takes too long, they’ll need a major overhaul to stay open, he said.

The Bourne and Sagamore bridge replacements now expected to cost $3 to $4 billion.

President Joe Biden recently signed a 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure package, the largest federal bill earmarked for infrastructure in decades.

Pedestrians and cyclists will have an easier time crossing the Cape Cod Canal once the aging Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are replaced.

Estimated cost for the project is over a billion dollars

Under the Senate bill, the Army Corps would receive $11.6 billion for construction projects and have the opportunity to compete for other funding for the Cape bridge project, Markey said.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to transfer ownership of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges to the state of Massachusetts as part of the plan to…