Mass. Dept. of Transportation

Mayor Jon Mitchell and previous Mayors have often called for a "new" New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge. At the urging of Mayor Mitchell, the Mass. Department of Transportation began a study last year, and next month the D-O-T will be unveiling a list of both short and long-term alternatives to the nearly 100 year old span...

The New Bedford -Fairhaven Bridge is being shut down to motor vehicles on Sunday for a two week period.  The Sate Department of Transportation says the bridge will close from Sunday, March 30th to Saturday, April 12th so contractors can make structural steel repairs to the bridge's floor beams...