Overnight Work Starts On Hopkins Street Bridge In Wakefield

WAKEFIELD, MA — Overnight work on the Hopkins Street bridge deck will start Tuesday, Feb. 18 between 8:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Work will happen Sunday through Friday morning during overnight hours and include demolishing the remaining portions of the existing bridge deck. This will result in temporary lane closures on I-95/Route 128.

Work is weather dependent and expected to last approximately 4-6 weeks. The construction project is divided into two phases to limit impacts to town residents and commuters. Each phase allows for one half of the bridge to be removed and replaced, allowing pedestrians and vehicular traffic to utilize the undisturbed portion of the bridge.

Phase 1 of construction began in early September 2018 and was recently completed.

Once demolition work is finished, daytime work will continue Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Additional remaining work includes:

• Replacement of the existing sewer main and installation a new water main on the bridge structure.
• Building formwork and placing steel reinforcement for the construction of the new concrete bridge deck.

The $2 million project will remove the bridge deck, sidewalks, bridge railing, protective screen, bridge joints and end posts. Work includes structural steel repair, modifications to the existing abutment and center pier, bridge cleaning, painting of beam ends and minor roadway reconstruction of Hopkins Street.

In addition, MassDOT has coordinated with the town to replace the existing sewer main and install a new water main on the bridge structure.

For more information on traffic conditions travelers are encouraged to:

• Dial 511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions
• Visit www.mass511.com, a website which provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information, and allows users to subscribe to text and email alerts for traffic conditions.
• Follow MassDOT on Twitter @MassDOT to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions
• Download MassDOT’s GoTime mobile app and view real-time traffic conditions before setting out on the road.