“Everyone’s struggling with recruiting right now,” Lt. Adam Schmidt said, “and in my opinion, this is just a matter of what some young people care about. There are other opportunities out there.”
“We’re now beginning what’s called the design and construction phase, and we’re hoping to break ground no later than 2027,” Gov. Maura Healey said during a news conference Tuesday morning at the Sagamore Recreation Area.
The new Sagamore Bridge will be built “just inside the existing bridge, on the inside of the canal,” Gulliver said. The existing bridge will remain open to traffic while work on the new bridge is taking place.
Now that funding has been secured and work has begun on replacing the Sagamore Bridge, Healy said the next step is replacing the Vaughn Bridge.
“We’re now focused and fully committed to the next phase, moving from Sagamore to Bourne Bridge.”
In 2020, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The report was released It concluded that building a new bridge would improve travel, safety and access to Cape Town.
Funding has been secured and construction work will begin on the new Sagamore Bridge. ‘Put the pedal to the metal’: Sagamore Bridge replacement funded, focus on breaking ground
Wellfleet’s port masters go on strike
The details of why this happened are unclear. Town of Wellfleet Interim Port Master Brittany Tilton and staff went on strike last Friday afternoon, and authorities Marina Services The following weekend.
The town appointed Tilton as interim port director after William Sullivan left his job in Wellfleet to take the Provincetown job on July 1. Tilton could not be reached for comment. Sullivan said there is more to come on the strike but declined to elaborate.
according to Election Committee Chairman John Wolf “There were no problems” after the strike Public Works Department , police and Fire Station Staff offered assistance.
According to a Tuesday morning press release from the Town of Wellfleet, the U.S. Coast Guard stepped in to provide emergency services to boaters who had departed from the Port of Wellfleet.
Staff strike at Wellfleet Marina: Wellfleet dockworkers go on strike, U.S. Coast Guard intervenes
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