Bridge maintenance on Route 79 over Route 24 in Fall River to take place into 2023

FALL RIVER – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is announcing that it will be conducting bridge maintenance operations on the Route 79 northbound bridge over Route 24 southbound in Fall River. The work will begin on Sunday, August 29, and is anticipated to continue through April 2023. The work will take place weeknights, Monday through Thursday, during overnight hours from 9:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.

Work will include clearing and thinning around the bridge, making structural steel repairs to beams, applying protective coating to exposed concrete, cleaning and removing paint on existing bridge steel, and painting.

Standard traffic management operations will be utilized during work hours including lane closures, as needed. All travel lanes will be open outside of work hours.

Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and/or may be impacted due to an emergency.