Work Resumes on Bedford Bridge Replacement

Following a winter hiatus, roadwork resumes today on the new South River Road bridge that extends over the F.E. Everett Turnpike.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announced last week that work is expected to resume this week, weather permitting, on the replacement of the oft-traveled US Route 3 bridge over the highway.

The scheduled completion of the projected – which includes removal of the existing bridge, and ledge slope work that will involve blasting, curb installation, islands, sidewalks, and final paving and pavement markings – is July 4.

The bridge demolition and ledge work will require lane closures and state police rolling road blocks on the Everett Turnpike during off peak hours for several weeks. 

E.D. Swett, Inc. of Concord, New Hampshire is the general contractor for the $11.5 million “design build” project.