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As part of the South Coast Rail Project construction of the new pedestrian bridge across Route 18 and Acushnet Avenue, the MBTA’s contractor will be erecting temporary support steel structures (falsework) over Route 18, which will be used to support the placement and construction of the new permanent bridge steel.
When complete, the pedestrian bridge will provide a neighborhood connection to the new MBTA Station on Acushnet Avenue at the Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot in New Bedford. This work will require overnight closures of Route 18 and adjacent roads.
The following is a tentative schedule of closures, subject to change:
• Tuesday Night Feb. 20 – Acushnet Avenue: traffic will be diverted to Herman Melville Blvd.
• Wednesday Night Feb. 21 – Route 18 Northbound at Route 6/Mill St. and Hillman St.: traffic
will be diverted to Herman Melville Blvd. and Purchase St. (see map on back)
• Thursday Night Feb. 22 – Route 18 Southbound at Purchase St. exit: traffic will be diverted to
Purchase St. (see map on back)
• Sunday Night Feb. 25 – Route 18 Southbound or Purchase Street Ramp: traffic diversions as
described above or below.
• Monday Night Feb. 26 – Route 18 Purchase St. Ramp: Traffic will be diverted to the next
Route 18 exit (Route 6 West exit onto Pleasant St./Purchase St.).
Overnight work hours and detours are scheduled for 8 PM to 5 AM.
Google Maps photo.
Google Maps photo.
Quick question…Why is there a need for a pedestrian bridge if there is no parking on the Purchase Street side of this bridge? I cant imagine many pedestrians will be walking from where they live rather than driving to the lot.