Status
This webpage will be updated with current and upcoming traffic advisories and construction information. The project was advertised under MassDOT’s Design-Build Program and awarded to Skanska USA and Jacobs Engineering in May 2025.
August - September 2025
What is happening?
- Investigative soil borings and survey work will continue on Wood Street Extension at the south approach of the Rourke Bridge, north of Middlesex Street.
- The contractor will continue to install traffic signage within the project limits in advance of upcoming construction activities.
When is this work happening?
- Investigative soil boring activity is expected to continue through September 2025 at various locations around the project area, primarily south of the bridge.
- Traffic signage installation work is anticipated to be completed in the coming weeks.
- Typical work hours are weekdays, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
- All operations are weather dependent and subject to change.
How will this affect you?
- To allow crews to conduct this work, temporary weekday shoulder and lane closures are anticipated from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., as needed, on Wood Street Extension along the south approach of the Rourke Bridge, north of Middlesex Street.
Coming soon!
- The project contractor will excavate for test pits within the roadway on Pawtucket Boulevard and Middlesex Street beginning later in September. This work will require lane and shoulder closures, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each workday.
- Tree and vegetation removal within the project limits is anticipated to begin later this year.
Stay connected
- For more information on the Rourke Bridge Replacement Project, and to view the meeting materials from the July 15, 2025, Public Information Meeting, please visit our documents and meetings materials page.
Contact
Online
Project email address
Email Rourke Bridge replacement project at MassDOT.RourkeBridgeProject@dot.state.ma.us
Phone
Address
10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116