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The five-year Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement project is now in its final six months. With the construction of the new Whittier Bridge complete, crews are removing the old bridge’s foundations from the Merrimack River and paving the new lanes on I-95 within the project corridor. “MassDOT is very pleased with the aesthetic look of the new bridges and the quality of the final product on the overall project, as well as the ability to open the new bridge and adjoining roadway section up to four lanes in each direction later this year,” said Ernie Monroe, the MassDOT resident engineer for the project. “Overall, the project is a success.” The Whittier Bridge, which was built in 1951, was deemed no longer meeting current safety standards, and with I-95 being a primary transportation route through the area —
in 2007, 52,275 vehicles crossed the bridge, and in 2030, the anticipated volume is 61,790 — it needed replaced. The final $317-million-dollar project called for constructing a new Whittier Bridge with four lanes of traffic in both the northbound and southbound directions. And because the new bridge would be expanded to have four lanes, the 3.5-mi. stretch of I-95 between exit 57 and exit 59 also had to be widened and four bridges replaced to accommodate the additional lanes of traffic. The joint venture of Walsh-McCourt JV1 was awarded the contract and started construction in summer 2013; Chicago-based Walsh Construction Company constructed the Whittier Bridge and Boston-based McCourt Construction took the lead on the roadway and the other bridges. Chris Daigle, of Walsh-McCourt Joint Venture, said that both companies have experience constructing similar projects. see BRIDGE page 14