Accelerated Construction Cuts Comm Ave Bridge Work Time

Accelerated Construction Cuts Comm Ave Bridge Work Time

Before Friday’s generally smooth rollout of work to replace the eastbound lane of the Commonwealth Avenue bridge, the Massachusetts transportation secretary tried to be upbeat about the impending traffic disruption. “While it will be a hellish three weeks, if we weren’t using the accelerated bridge construction technique, it would be a hellish three or four or five years,” Stephanie Pollack said at news conference Tuesday by the half-century old bridge. …